The Board of Trustees of the Village of Thomaston hereby declares and
finds it to be in the public interest to provide for the regulation of certain
conduct in public places within the Village of Thomaston.
For the purpose of this Article, the terms used herein are defined as
follows:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Includes any liquid intended for human consumption containing more
than one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) by volume of alcohol.
EVENT
Includes a fair, picnic, block party or other community gathering
in any public place.
PUBLIC PLACE
A place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has
access, including but not limited to any highway, street, road, sidewalk,
parking area, shopping area, place of amusement, playground, park, athletic
field or area located within the Village of Thomaston, except that the definition
of a "public place" shall not include those premises duly licensed for the
sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises or within and
on private property.
Unless otherwise authorized by the laws of the Village of Thomaston
and except as hereinafter provided, no person shall possess an open bottle,
can or other container containing any alcoholic beverage in or on any public
place in the village with intent to consume the contents thereof. This Article
shall not apply within the specific confines of those premises duly licensed
for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises or within
and on private property.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall consume alcoholic beverages
in or on any public place in the Village of Thomaston except at an event authorized
or approved by the Board of Trustees. This section shall not apply within
the specific confines of those premises duly licensed for the sale and consumption
of alcoholic beverages on the premises or within and on private property.
If any provision of this chapter is inconsistent with any federal or
state statute, law, rule or regulation, then such statute, law, rule or regulation
shall prevail.
Any person, firm or corporation committing an offense against any provision of this Article shall be punishable as provided in the general penalty provisions contained in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, of this Code.