[Added 11-21-2017 by Ord. No. 17-75]
A. 
No person shall consume or possess, in any open container, any alcoholic beverage in or upon any public or quasi-public place, including but not limited to any public street, alley, sidewalk, mall, park, playground, public conveyance or parking facility, or in any public building.
B. 
No person shall consume any alcoholic beverages in or upon any private vehicle while it is in motion or parked upon any such public or quasi-public place.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit:
A. 
The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages within or upon premises duly licensed for the consumption of alcoholic beverages;
B. 
The possession of beer in pitchers or other unsealed containers as may be lawfully sold by licensed premises while in transit to a lawful place for consumption;
C. 
The possession, distribution or consumption of alcoholic beverages in any public park, recreation area, or public building in connection with any organized function or social affair for which a permit, issued by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, has been obtained;
D. 
The possession, distribution or consumption of alcoholic beverages in any public park, recreation area, or public building, owned by the City of Trenton, in connection with any organized function or social affair for which prior permission has been authorized by resolution of the City Council;
E. 
Any underage person from consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage in connection with a religious observance, ceremony or rite, while in the presence of and with permission of a parent, guardian or relative who has obtained the legal age of 21 years.
Persons found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to the general penalty as provided in Chapter I, Article III, General Penalty.