Town of Bridgeville, DE Chapter 76 Alcoholic Beverages

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Bridgeville 7-8-1985 as Ord. No. 535. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 76-1 Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public. [1]

A. No person shall drink any intoxicating liquor in any public place other than on the premises licensed to sell intoxicating liquors for consumption on the premises.

B. "Public place" shall mean any area of land, real property, lot, part and parcel thereof, that is in plain view, that any ordinary passerby could see or observe.

C. The plain-view doctrine of law enforcement shall apply.

[1] Editor's Note: Original Sections (1), (2) and (3), which immediately preceded this section and dealt with the sale to and consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors and false statement of age, were repealed 7-8-1996 by Ord. No. 1796.

§ 76-2 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 4-9-2012 by Ord. No. A12-2; 2-11-2013 by Ord. No. A13-2]

Any person violating any provision of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall pay such fines as set out in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, Penalties.