[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
(now Township Council) of the Township of Bristol 12-14-1983 by Ord. No.
1044. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following words or phrases, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meaning ascribed to them
in this section:
All bottles, casks, kegs, cups, glasses, flasks, thermoses
or any other receptacles capable of holding liquids.
Includes any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented or
other alcoholic beverage, or combination of liquors and mixed liquor
a part of which is spirituous, vinous, fermented or otherwise alcoholic,
including all drinks or drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures
and reused, recovered or redistilled denatured alcohol usable or taxable
for beverage purposes which contain more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol
by volume, except pure ethyl alcohol and malt or brewed beverages.
Any beer, lager beer, ale, porter or similar fermented malt
beverage containing 1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume, by whatever
name such beverage may be called.
When used in connection with a container, any container which
has been perforated in the case of a can or similar container or a
container on which the cap has been loosened or cork displaced or
seal torn or mutilated, or any keg which has been tapped, or any glass,
cup, bottle, thermos or receptacle which is not self-contained and
vacuum sealed.
[Amended 10-20-1992 by Ord. No. 92-17]
It shall be unlawful, within the Township of
Bristol, for any person to drink liquor or malt or brewed beverages
upon any public street or public sidewalk, public park, playground,
greenbelt, public lot, private parking lot open to public use, school
yard or school parking lot or in any vehicle being operated or parked
thereon.
[Amended 10-20-1992 by Ord. No. 92-17]
It shall be unlawful, within the Township of
Bristol, for any person to have in such person's possession or in
a vehicle under such person's control any open container containing
liquor or malt or brewed beverages upon any public street or public
sidewalk, public park, playground, greenbelt, public lot, private
parking lot open to public use, school yard or school parking lot
or in any vehicle being operated or parked thereon.
[Amended 10-20-1992 by Ord. No. 92-17]
Any person who shall violate the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of $600, plus costs of prosecution, and in default of payment
of such fine and costs, shall undergo imprisonment for not more than
30 days.
