As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
LIQUOR
Any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented to other alcoholic
beverage or combination of liquors and mixed liquor, a part of which
is spirituous, vinous, fermented or otherwise alcoholic, including
all drinks or drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures, and reused,
recovered or redistilled denatured alcohol usable or taxable for beverage
purposes which contain more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume, except
pure ethyl alcohol and malt or brewed beverages.
MALT or BREWED BEVERAGE
Any beer, lager beer, ale, porter or similar fermented malt
beverage containing 1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume, by whatever
name such beverage may be called.
OPEN CONTAINER
Any of the following objects and any objects similar thereto:
a glass, mug or other such drinking utensil; a bottle or jug from
which the cap or cork has been removed or on which the seal has been
broken; a can which has been punctured or from which the cap or snap
top or snap tab has been removed; a keg which has been tapped; or
a jar, jug or other immediate container of an alcoholic beverage which
did not contain the alcoholic beverage contained therein when such
alcoholic beverage was last purchased from a person licensed by the
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to sell alcoholic beverages. "Open
container" shall not include a bag, box or other similar wrapping
or packaging of a container of an alcoholic beverage.
PUBLIC REAL ESTATE
All land or buildings owned or leased by the Township of Lower Merion or by the Lower Merion School District, except parks and playgrounds owned by the Township of Lower Merion. The possession of alcoholic beverages in parks and playgrounds owned by the Township of Lower Merion is prohibited or regulated under Chapter
109 of the Lower Merion Code.
PUBLIC STREET
The entire right-of-way of any public street, road or highway
of the Township of Lower Merion or of the County of Montgomery or
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the cartways, sidewalks
and unpaved portions thereof within the Township of Lower Merion.
No person shall drink an alcoholic beverage,
nor shall any person, firm, corporation or other organization possess
an open container containing an alcoholic beverage, whether inside
or outside of a motor vehicle or any part thereof, on or in any public
place within the Township of Lower Merion.