No person shall use or consume, or attempt to use or consume,
any alcoholic beverages as defined in MGL c. 138, § 1,
in or upon any public place or place to which the public has a right
of access as invitees or licensees, including, but not limited to,
all public ways, roads, sidewalks, parking lots, parks and commons,
cemeteries, municipal buildings and the grounds appurtenant thereto,
and schools and the grounds and athletic fields appurtenant thereto
and which shall include any motor vehicle or bicycle when parked or
moving upon any of the aforementioned places or locations. A violation
of this bylaw shall be deemed a breach of the peace.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the duly licensed
use and consumption of said liquors as provided by law or the use
and consumption of said liquors in or upon private property or dwellings
as may be permitted by law.
The Select Board, acting as the licensing commission, may grant
a temporary permit for such consumption if it is related to a Town
or civic sponsored event, subject to any conditions the Select Board
may impose and in accordance with all applicable General Laws.
Except as set forth in §
85-2 for violations of the BYOB provisions, any person convicted of violating this bylaw shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50 for each offense.