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Town of Smithfield, RI
Providence County
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[Adopted as indicated in section histories (Secs. 3-4 through 3-6 of the 1985 Code of Ordinances)7-15-1963; 10-23-1979; 1-14-1980; 5-5-1987; ; amended in its entirety 12-5-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-10]
No person shall possess or consume any alcoholic beverage on any of the beaches operated by the Town or public areas adjacent thereto.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 145, Boats and Waterways; and Ch. 263, Parks and Recreation Areas.
No person, whether in or outside a motor vehicle, shall consume any alcoholic beverages on any public street, sidewalk or parking lot in Town, nor on any property owned by the Town of Smithfield.[1]
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Editor's Note: State law reference - Driving under influence of liquor or drugs, G.L. 1956, § 31-27-2.
It shall be unlawful for any person to consume alcoholic beverages in public view on private property on which a business is conducted, where the owner of such property has posted a prohibition against such consumption and where such notice has been filed with the Chief of Police.