§ 7.12.100. Public consumption and possession.

A.

A person may not consume any alcoholic beverage or possess an open alcoholic container or possess an alcoholic beverage container on which the seal has been broken in or on any of the following areas or places within the City:

1.

Any street, public way, highway, alley, sidewalk, road or parking area;

2.

Any vehicle;

3.

Any station or terminal;

4.

Any park, playground, parking lot, or any other public facility leased, owned or operated by the City; and

5.

On the premises outside the structure of any establishment possessing a valid alcoholic beverage license, including any shopping center parking lot where there is an alcoholic beverage licensed establishment located in the shopping center, and any parking lot located adjacent to the premises of an alcoholic beverage licensed establishment.

B.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may permit the consumption of:

1.

Beer and wine in the City Market House. Any possession, consumption or sale of beer and/or wine in the Market House must comply with all applicable requirements of this Chapter.

2.

Alcoholic beverages in or on any of the places identified in Subsection A during special events determined by the Mayor to be of significance to the City, or if, in the board's judgment, the consumption would not be contrary to the public interest. Any action of the board denying a request shall be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for the denial.

C.

A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both as established by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. O-5-04 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. O-7-92 § 1; prior code § 17-1)

(Ord. No. O-32-10, § I, 10-25-2010)