[Adopted 10-14-1975 by Ord. No. 498 (Ch. 39, Art. I of the
1975 Code)]
Any person who shall consume alcoholic beverages
while in or on a public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot,
public or quasi-public place or in any public conveyance; or in a
private motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any
public street, lane or public parking lot; or while upon any private
property not his own without the express permission of the owner or
other person having authority to grant such permission; or who shall
discard alcoholic beverage containers upon any public street, lane,
sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public place or upon
any private property not his own without the express permission of
the owner, is a disorderly person.
[Amended 10-19-2004 by Ord. No. 1181; 6-19-2018 by Ord. No. 1451]
Any person who shall violate the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a maximum
penalty of a fine not exceeding $2,000 or by imprisonment for a period
not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding
90 days, or any combination thereof.
[Adopted 9-18-2007 by Ord. No. 1236]
It shall be unlawful for any person under the
legal age of 21, without legal authority, to knowingly possess or
knowingly consume an alcoholic beverage on private property.
This article shall not prohibit an underage
person from consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage in connection
with a religious observance, ceremony or rite or consuming or possessing
an alcoholic beverage in the presence of and with the permission of
a parent, guardian or relative who has attained the legal age to purchase
and consume alcoholic beverages.