[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Lake Grove as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-6-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980
(Ch. 43, Art. I, of the 1978 Code)]
For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the
meaning ascribed to them herein:
Any bottle, can, glass, cup or other receptacle of any kind which
is suitable for or used for holding a beverage.
Includes any public highway, street, alley, sidewalk, parking area
or lot, park or playground, public building, transportation facility or any
other public facility or ground, whether vacant or improved.
[Amended 4-16-1984 by L.L. No. 3-1984]
No person shall consume, ingest or take internally any alcoholic beverage
as defined in the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law or have in his possession
an open container containing any amount of such beverage with an intent to
consume, ingest or take internally the same upon any road, highway or public
property owned or controlled by the Village of Lake Grove or while in a place
open to the general public within the Village of Lake Grove except upon premises
where such consumption has been licensed by the State Liquor Authority or
by special permit of the Village Board.
For the purposes of this article, the following rebuttable presumption
shall apply: the possession of any person of an open or unsealed container
containing an alcoholic beverage, while in or on public property within the
Village of Lake Grove, shall be presumptive evidence that said container is
possessed with intent to consume the contents thereof.
The violation of any provision of this article shall be an offense against
the article which shall be punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more
than $250 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
