[Adopted 1-1-1981 by Ord. No. 80-23-780 as Ch. 58, Art. III, of the 1981 Code]
No person shall consume or possess in any opened container any alcoholic beverage, as defined by N.J.S.A. 33: 1-1, in or upon:
A. 
A public street; lane; roadway; avenue; sidewalk; mall; public parking place; park, whether devoted to active or passive use; playground or recreational area; or any other public place or quasi-public place.
B. 
Property owned by the federal, state, county, municipal government or other public entity such as the Board of Education.
C. 
Buildings, structures, stadiums or other improvements situated on lands enumerated in Subsections A and B above; provided, however, that in the case of property owned by the Board of Education of the Borough of Cresskill, the restrictions contained herein shall not be applicable to school buildings, whether or not said spaces are used for educational, administrative or other use, but the provision shall be applicable to field houses, sheds, athletic stadiums, tennis courts or general improvements.
D. 
A public conveyance.
E. 
A private motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any public street, lane, public parking lot, or public or quasi-public place.
F. 
Any private property, not his or her own, without the express permission of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § § 58-12, Consumption and use authorized for specific events, and 58-13, Application to permit consumption in parks and recreation areas, as amended 4-17-1984 by Ord. No. 84-10-876, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 7-3-1984 by Ord. No. 84-15-881.
A quasi-public place shall be deemed to include any mall, store, parking lot, theater or other place of public assembly to which the public is generally invited or permitted to enter with or without paying any consideration therefor.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 58-15, Nonapplicability, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 7-3-1984 by Ord. No. 84-15-881.
[Amended 11-8-1989 by Ord. No. 89-18-1021; 9-6-2000 by Ord. No. 00-13-1221; 10-4-2000 by Ord. No. 00-18-1226]
A. 
Any person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages who knowingly possesses or consumes any alcoholic beverage in or on any school property, public conveyance, public place or place of public assembly or on private property shall be in violation of this article. Upon conviction, such underage person shall be subject to a fine of $250 for a first offense and $350 for any subsequent offense; perform community service for a period not to exceed 180 days; at the discretion of the court, have a New Jersey driving privilege suspended or postponed for six months; and, if considered necessary by the court, be referred to an alcohol treatment program at the defendant's expense.
B. 
This article shall not apply to persons under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages who possess or consume alcoholic beverages in the presence of and with the permission of the parent or legal guardian of said person, provided that said guardian is of the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages, or if the alcoholic beverage is being consumed in any religious observance, ceremony or rite. The article shall not apply to possession of an alcoholic beverage by an underage person employed by an alcoholic beverage licensee in the course of performing employment duties.