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(a) A person commits an offense if he consumes an alcoholic beverage outside the Dallas central area on:
(1) any property owned or leased by the city; or
(2) a public street or any public place within 18 feet of a public street.
(b) A person commits an offense if he possesses an open container of or consumes an alcoholic beverage on a public street, public alley, or public sidewalk within 1,000 feet of the property line of a facility that is a public or private school, including a parochial school, that provides all or any part of prekindergarten through twelfth grade.
(c) A person commits an offense if he possesses an open container of or consumes an alcoholic beverage within the Dallas central area.
(d) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section that the person:
(1) was attending a special event:
(A) that was authorized by the city; and
(B) for which a valid permit or license to sell or serve alcoholic beverages was issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
(2) was within the area of an establishment licensed by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for alcohol consumption on the premises.
(3) is able to prove a defense to prosecution under Section 32-11.3(b) of this code;
(4) was in a motor vehicle;
(5) was inside a building not owned or controlled by the city; or
(6) was inside a residential structure.
(e) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit or otherwise control the manufacture, sale, distribution, transportation, or possession of alcoholic beverages, except to the extent allowed by state law. (Ord. Nos. 15635; 15816; 15849; 16600; 19963; 21021; 21352; 21385; 21735; 21828; 25174)
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