§ 89.21 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS OR AIR RIFLES PROHIBITED ON TOWN-OWNED PROPERTIES.

   (A)   Except as provided in the following divisions of this section, no person may possess a firearm or air rifle in any town-owned building or on the grounds or parking areas of any such building.

   (B)   The Town Manager or designee shall post all town-owned buildings and the grounds and parking areas of such buildings with signage notifying persons that concealed handguns are prohibited in those buildings and areas. Only where such postings have been made shall the foregoing prohibition of division (A) on possession of firearms be effective with respect to a person carrying a concealed handgun pursuant to a valid concealed-carry permit.

   (C)   Division (A) above shall not apply to law enforcement officers acting in lawful performance of their duties, to any person specifically authorized by the Town Manager to possess a firearm in town-owned buildings or on the grounds or parking areas of such buildings, or to private persons acting in justifiable self-defense or pursuant to the lawful directions of a law-enforcement officer.

   (D)   Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit a person from storing a firearm within a motor vehicle while the vehicle is on the grounds or parking area of a town building.

(Ord. passed 12-16-2019)

Cross-reference:

   See also with respect to prohibitions on firearm possession in town parks and other recreational facilities, see Town Code §§ 100.01 and 100.03

Statutory Reference:

   See also G.S. 14-409.40(f), G.S. 14-415.13 and G.S.160A-189

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES REGULATIONS

§ 89.35 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   MALT BEVERAGE. Beer, lager, malt liquor, ale, porter and any other brewed or fermented beverage containing at least 0.5%, and not more than 15% alcohol by volume. Any MALT BEVERAGE containing more than 6% alcohol by volume shall bear a label clearly indicating the alcohol content of the MALT BEVERAGE. See also G.S. § 18B-101(9).

   OPEN CONTAINER. A container whose seal has been broken or a container other than the manufacturer's unopened original container.

   UNFORTIFIED WINE. Any wine of 16% or less alcohol by volume made by fermentation from grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or by the addition of pure cane, beet or dextrose sugar; or by the addition of pure brandy from the same type of grape, fruit, berry, rice or honey that is contained in the base wine and produced in accordance with the regulations of the United States. See also G.S. § 18B-101(15).

(Ord. passed 12-16-2019)

Statutory reference:

   Local ordinance, authority, see G.S. § 18B-300(c)

§ 89.36 DISPLAY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROHIBITED.

   No person shall display any alcoholic beverages on any public property within the town unless the alcoholic beverage is contained in its original factory-sealed container.

(Ord. passed 12-16-2019)

§ 89.37 PUBLIC CONSUMPTION PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person who is not an occupant of a motor vehicle to consume malt beverages and/or unfortified wine on public property within the town.

(Ord. passed 12-16-2019)

§ 89.38 POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINERS PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person who is not an occupant of a motor vehicle to possess any open container of malt beverage and/or unfortified wine on public property within the town.

(Ord. passed 12-16-2019)