[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Camden as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-14-1977]
Any person taking a drink of liquor or offering a drink of liquor to another in a public place, except places licensed for on-premise sale of liquor, or any person taking a drink of liquor or offering a drink of liquor in any vehicle not licensed for sale of liquor shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.
"Public place" as used in this section shall mean any publicly owned or operated beach, park, public landing, wharf, public library, Town-owned cemetery, amphitheater, sewer treatment plant, parking area or ground adjacent thereto and used in conjunction therewith, to any highway, street or land to which the public is invited or has access. The term "public place" shall include the Opera House hall, so called, together with any parking place used in connection therewith.
For the purpose of this section, the definition of liquor shall mean and include any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented or any other alcoholic beverage, including beer and malt liquors, or combination of liquors, or mixed liquors intended for human consumption which contains more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume.[1]
State Law Reference: 30 M.R.S.A. §§ 1917 and 2151;[2] 17 M.R.S.A. § 2003-A.[3]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Bottle Clubs, adopted 9-8-1980, which immediately followed this article, was repealed 6-13-2023 See now Ch. 142, Licensing - Businesses and Others.
[2]
Editor's Note: See now 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3001 et seq. and 28-A M.R.S.A. § 161-B.
[3]
Editor's Note: 17 M.R.S.A. § 2003 was repealed 6-5-1981 by Laws 1981, c. 481, § 1.