[Ord. 674, 12/7/1998]
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meanings of the terms used in this Part shall be as follows:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Any spirits, wine, beer, ale or other liquid containing more
than 0.5% of alcohol by volume which is fit or commonly used for human
consumption or beverage purposes.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
CONTAINER
Any bottle, can, glass, cup or other vessel in which an alcoholic
beverage is contained.
MINOR
Any person under 21 years of age.
PARK
An area of land devoted to active or passive recreation that
is owned, leased or maintained by the Borough and whose use by the
public is regulated or controlled by the Borough Council.
PERSON
Any natural individual.
[Ord. 674, 12/7/1998]
The provisions of §
6-702.2 above shall not apply to the interior portions of any private dwelling, habitat, or building; to the consumption or possession by persons in areas herein designated of any duly prescribed and dispensed medication having alcohol content as set forth in the definitions above; to owners, possessors, or agents in lawful possession of private property while on that property; to owners, possessors, or agents of private property who are in transit to immediately adjacent private property owned by or under the control of that person even though he or she may briefly cross through a public thoroughfare; to premises duly licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and to persons then and there patrons of said licensee, whose certificate of occupancy extends to and upon a sidewalk or near street vending area; and to religious rites which involve the possession and consumption of wine as an integral part of their faith doctrine.
[Ord. 674, 12/7/1998]
Any licensee of any premises licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor
Control Board for the sale of malt or alcoholic beverages within the
Borough shall post a copy or a summary of this Part in a conspicuous
and visible place on the said premises.
[Ord. 674, 12/7/1998; as amended by Ord. 825, 10/3/2016]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than
$1,000 plus costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough
in the enforcement proceeding and, in default of payment of said fine
and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day
that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part
which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate
offense.