[Ord. 544, 7/23/1979; as amended by Ord. 867, 6/10/2013,
§§ 1, 2]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Any liquor or brewed or malt beverage as defined by the Liquor Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Act of April 12, 1951, P.L. 90, Article 1, § 101 et seq., as amended, 47 P.S. §
1-101, as amended.
OPEN CONTAINER
An open, unsealed, resealed, or partially refilled container,
can, or bottle containing an alcoholic beverage.
[Ord. 544, 7/23/1979; as amended by Ord. 867, 6/10/2013,
§ 3; and by Ord. No. 916-2018, 6/18/2018]
It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic
beverage and/or possess an open container containing an alcoholic
beverage in or upon any road, highway, street, alley, way, parking
area, sidewalk, or park within the Borough of Oxford, except for:
1. Patrons at an approved outdoor cafe, as defined by Chapter
27, Zoning; and
2. Attendees at a special event where the serving of alcoholic beverages outdoors is conducted in accordance with the terms of Chapter
13, Part
2, §
13-212.
[Ord. 544, 7/23/1979]
The possession of an open container by any person which contains a beverage with any percentage of alcohol upon any public place (as described in §
6-402) in the Borough of Oxford shall be prima facie evidence of consumption of such beverage in violation of this Part.
[Ord. 544, 7/23/1979; as added by Ord. 636, 5/23/1989, § 1-6;
and by Ord. 810, 12/17/2007]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.