[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of New Kensington 12-12-1989 as Ord. No. 5-89. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words or phrases, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
ALCOHOL
As defined in 47 P.S. § 1-102.
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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Includes any drink or drinkable liquid, preparation or mixture which contains more than one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) of alcohol by volume.
CONTAINER
As defined in 47 P.S. § 1-102.
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OPEN CONTAINER
Includes any container which has been unsealed for the purpose of removing the contents thereof or from which contents may be removed due to such unsealing.
VEHICLE
Includes every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported, except devices used exclusively upon rails or tracks.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
Unless otherwise provided in the Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.), no person shall consume any alcoholic beverage or be in possession of any alcoholic beverage in an open container in any public park within the corporate limits of the City of New Kensington or on any street, roadway, alley or public sidewalk within said corporate limits or in, on or adjacent to any public facility of the City of New Kensington, nor shall any person consume any alcoholic beverage or be in possession of any alcoholic beverage in an open container while in or on a vehicle being operated upon or parked, stopped or standing on a street, roadway, alley or public sidewalk or in any public parking area or in, on or adjacent to any public park or public facility within the corporate limits of the city.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof in a proceeding before any District Justice having jurisdiction of such offense, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600.), plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. I.