[Adopted 7-12-1984 by Ord. No. 963 (Ch. 97 of the 1999 Code)]
For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall apply when used herein:
ALCOHOL
Ethyl alcohol of any degree of proof, originally produced by the distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or diluted with or without water, whatever may be the origin thereof, and shall include synthetic ethyl alcohol and shall include but not be limited to beer, whiskey, vodka, gin, bourbon, wine, champagne, cold duck, liqueurs, rum, scotch and other forms of liquor.
PERSON
Includes any individual, whether a resident or nonresident of the Borough and whether male or female.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Includes all property owned by the Borough or property owned by another governmental entity within the control of the Borough or the Borough Council.
PUBLIC WAY OR PLACE
Every way or place, in whatever nature, located within the Borough and open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purposes of vehicular or pedestrian travel or for the purposes of recreation, and includes but is not limited to all streets, sidewalks, alleys, walkways, parks, playgrounds or public corridors in a shopping mall or other complex.
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully consume any beverage containing any amount or percentage of alcohol whatsoever in or upon the public ways, parks, places or property within the Borough.
The possession of an open container containing a beverage with any percentage or amount of alcohol whatsoever in or upon the public ways, parks, places or property of the Borough shall be prima facie evidence of consumption of such beverage in violation of this Part.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see AO)]
Any person found guilty, after a hearing before a Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction within the Borough, of violating any of the provisions of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding 30 days for each offense.
The intent of the Borough is not to change or usurp any of the existing laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the enactment of this Part. Therefore, the Borough intends that each and every provision herein be given the interpretation most favorable to the Borough consistent with the laws of the commonwealth. Further, should any provision hereof be adjudged invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, the Borough intends the other provisions be interpreted as if said invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional provision did not exist.