A. No person shall consume any beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage or possess an open container of or containing any beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage on any public property, including public streets and alleys, within the City, or at any other place in the City, including any motor vehicle moving or stationary, with the following exceptions:
1. The premises of a private residence;
2. Premises licensed for the sale of on site consumption of the particular type of alcoholic beverage involved;
3. A certified forensic laboratory when the alcoholic beverage is possessed for evidentiary purposes and/or for testing and research purposes;
4. A public law enforcement facility possessing alcoholic beverages for evidentiary purposes or for training purposes;
5. Within the indoor premises of a private business when served free of charge to customers or patrons of the business in conjunction with a specific event then taking place inside the business premises;
6. On a public sidewalk and/or other public right-of-way when such sidewalk or right-of-way is contiguous to a permitted outdoor eating facility, but only after issuance of and pursuant to the terms of a permit issued by the City Clerk. Criteria that must be met for a permit to issue shall be set forth by resolution of the City Council;
7. On a public right-of-way when used on pedal bike(s) and/or nonmotorized recreational vehicles in which the passenger areas are separate from the driver areas, but only after issuance of and pursuant to the terms of a permit issued by the City Clerk. Criteria that must be met for a permit to issue shall be set forth by resolution of the City Council;
8. Within the indoor premises of the Coeur d'Alene Public Library when served free of charge to patrons or event attendees in conjunction with a specific event hosted by the Coeur d'Alene Public Library Foundation, the Friends of the Coeur d'Alene Public Library or other associated library organizations, pursuant to rules and policies adopted by the Coeur d'Alene Library Board of Trustees for such events;
9. On a public sidewalk or other public right-of-way when such sidewalk or right-of-way is being used for a permitted special event; provided, the consumption shall be for sample tasting only and the size of each sample of beer or wine shall not exceed one and one-half (11/2) ounces, shall be dispensed by a licensed vintner, winery, brewery, distributor, or retailer for the purpose of promoting their products to the public or conducted as a tasting event, and shall take place in a specific identified tasting area in accordance with State law. Consumers shall remain in the tasting area until they have finished consuming the sample;
10. As otherwise permitted by this Code.
B. Furthermore, no person shall possess any container, whether open or not, of or containing any beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage on public property, except at those public locations and under those conditions as set out in subsection A of this section or as otherwise permitted by this Code. (Ord. 3607, 2018: Ord. 3582, 2017: Ord. 3492, 2014: Ord. 3443, 2012)