[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of South Harrison as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sale of beer and wine at concessions — See Ch. 4, § 4-9D.
[Adopted 5-8-1984 by Ord. No. 0-2-84]
No person shall, within the limits of the Township of South
Harrison, consume any alcoholic beverage, or have in his or her possession
any unsealed alcoholic beverage container with alcoholic beverage
therein, or discard any alcoholic beverage container:
A.
While
in or on public street, lane, roadway, avenue, sidewalk, public parking
place, park, playground, recreation area or any other public or quasi-public
place or in any public conveyance or upon any land owned or occupied
by any federal, state, county or municipal government.
B.
While
in a private motor vehicle while same is in motion or parked in any
public street, lane, public parking lot or other public or quasi-public
place.
C.
While
upon any private property, not his or her own, without permission
of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission.
D.
While
in or about any other public or quasi-public place or place to which
the public is invited, including but not limited to any business,
banking, church, institutional, commercial or professional premises,
except when such consumption or possession is with the express permission
of the owner or other body, board or person having the authority to
grant such permission.
For the purpose of this article, a container shall be regarded
as unsealed when its top or cork has been removed; or any of its contents
have been removed; or the government tax stamp has been removed or
broken; or, in the case of a metal container, when the container has
been opened in any fashion; or, in the case of twist-top containers,
when the original seal has been broken.
A.
None
of the foregoing provisions shall apply to public parks or public
picnic areas where the consumption of alcoholic beverages on occasions,
for special events or for a series of events is specifically permitted
by the Township Committee of the Township of South Harrison.
B.
Nothing
herein shall be constituted to prohibit the consumption or possession
of alcoholic beverages within the licensed premises of a plenary retail
consumption liquor license.
[Amended 8-9-2006 by Ord. No. 0-06-08]
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in § 1-14 of this Code.
