[HISTORY: Adopted by The Commissioners of St. Michaels as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 230.
[Adopted 11-13-1979 by Ord. No. 122; amended in its entirety 9-13-2017 by Ord. No. 484]
The following words and/or phrases shall have the meanings as hereinafter set forth for the purposes of this article only:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Any liquid, substance, or matter which is controlled and/or regulated by the Talbot County Liquor Board and/or the State of Maryland.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any area wherein the public is invited as potential patrons or customers within any private business establishment, during hours which said business establishment is open to the public for business, provided that the business establishment does not hold a current and valid beer, wine and/or liquor license from the Talbot County Liquor Board.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Any property which is titled in the name of The Commissioners of St. Michaels, or any road, street, highway, alley, sidewalk or other public way which is open to the use of the public, regardless of in whose name the land is titled.
No person shall possess any open container of alcoholic beverage upon any public property or public place within the Town, unless the following exception applies. The Commissioners of St. Michaels may, in their sole discretion, grant exceptions to this rule for events in the Town, provided the applicant meets all of the following conditions.
A. 
The purpose of the event is to bring attention to a significant historical, cultural or traditional aspect of St. Michaels or the Chesapeake Bay, and thereby attract visitors to the Town.
B. 
The event will benefit the Town's commercial interests generally and not be for the benefit of one or just a few businesses.
C. 
The serving of alcoholic beverages is incidental to and not the main or only purpose of the event, such as holding a tasting as one of other attractions of the event.
D. 
The alcoholic beverages will be served only in a commercial zone and confined within a designated area.
E. 
The applicant will obtain, before the event takes place, the appropriate license from the Talbot County Liquor Board and/or the State of Maryland.
Any person who shall possess any open container of alcoholic beverage upon any public property or any public place within the Town of St. Michaels (except as noted in § 80-2 above) shall be guilty of a municipal infraction and shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be punishable by fine of $200 per occurrence.