As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSON
Includes corporation, partnership, association and individual,
and shall include the plural. The masculine pronoun shall include
the feminine.
[Amended 10-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-18]
A. Any person who consumes 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 such vehicle is in motion or parked in any public
street, lane or public parking lot or while upon any private property
not his or her own without the express permission of the owner or
other person having authority to grant such permission shall be a
disorderly person.
B. Any person who discards alcoholic beverage containers
upon any public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot public
or quasi-public place or upon any private property not his or her
own without the express permission of the owner or other person having
authority to grant such permission shall be a disorderly person.
C. There shall be a rebuttable presumption of consumption against each person charged with the offense of consumption of an alcoholic beverage as set forth in Subsection
A above if that person is knowingly in possession of an open container which contains or recently contained an alcoholic beverage.
D. The Township Council in connection with public celebrations
or similar special events may, by written permit, specifically authorize
the consumption of alcoholic beverages in a public park, square, parking
lot or other public place or area or portion thereof, as specified
in such permit and in the date and the hours therein specified, subject
to the conditions set forth in the approved permit.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11; 4-16-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-07]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalty as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, herein.
[Added 10-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-14]
A. No person under the legal drinking age, without legal
authority, shall knowingly possess alcoholic beverages on private
property.
B. No person under the legal drinking age, without legal
authority, shall knowingly consume alcoholic beverages on private
property.
C. Any person found guilty of underage possession and/or
consumption shall be fined $250 for a first offense and $350 for any
subsequent offense. In addition to the above fine, the court may suspend
or postpone said person's driving privilege for a period of six months.
If said person is under the age of 17 years, the period of license
postponement, including a suspension or postponement of the privilege
of operating a motorized bicycle, shall commence on the day the sentence
is imposed and shall run for a period of six months after said person
reaches the age of 17 years of age. If the person convicted under
this section is not a resident of the State of New Jersey, the Court
shall suspend or postpone, as appropriate, the nonresident driving
privilege of the person based on the age of said person.
D. This section shall not apply to underage persons 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 or consume
alcoholic beverages.
E. This section shall not prohibit the possession of
alcoholic beverages by any underage person while actually engaged
in the performance of employment by a person who is licensed under
Title 33 of the Revised Statutes or while actively engaged in the
preparation of food while enrolled in a culinary arts or hotel management
program at a county vocational school or post secondary educational
institution.