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Chestertown, MD Code of Ordinances
CHESTERTOWN, MARYLAND CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF CHESTERTOWN
PART I: ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION
PART II: GENERAL LEGISLATION
PARALLEL REFERENCES
PART II: GENERAL LEGISLATION
CHAPTER 45: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
      Article
         I.   PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION
ARTICLE I: PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION
Section
   45-1   Consumption or possession prohibited in certain public places
   45-2   Applicability of provisions
   45-3   Definition
   45-4   Exceptions
   45-5   Violations and penalties
§ 45-1 CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to consume or possess in any open container any alcoholic beverage while:
   (A)   On public property, unless authorized by a governmental entity that has jurisdiction over the property;
   (B)   On any mall, adjacent parking area, or other outside area of any combination of privately owned retail establishments, i.e., a shopping center, where the general public is invited for business purposes;
   (C)   On an adjacent parking area or some other outside area of any other retail establishment; or
   (D)   In any parked vehicle located on any of the places enumerated in this section.
(Prior Code, § 45-1) (Ord. 3-81, passed 4-13-1981)
§ 45-2 APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS.
   Section 45-1 does not apply to the consumption of alcoholic beverages by passengers in the living quarters of a motor home equipped with a toilet and central heating, or by passengers of a chartered bus in transit if the owner or operator has consented to the consumption of the beverages.
(Prior Code, § 45-2) (Ord. 3-81, passed 4-13-1981)
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