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§ 24-17 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES— PROHIBITED IN BALL FIELDS.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or willfully sell, possess with the intent to sell or consume any alcoholic beverage in the following areas:
      (1)   Within the fenced enclosed areas surrounding any swimming pool, wading pool or spray pool within any park of the city;
      (2)   Within any recreation or community center or the parking lots of any recreation or community center; or
      (3)   Within any area of a wildlife preserve.
   (b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or willfully sell, possess with the intent to sell or consume any alcoholic beverage within any area of a park, playground or athletic field of any athletic field that has been designated by the park and recreation director as being an area in which alcohol consumption, sale or possession is prohibited and has been so designated by signs indicating such prohibition. A sign or signs shall be conspicuously posted prohibiting the possession of alcohol as follows:
      “POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL ON THESE PREMISES IS PROHIBITED UNDER § 24-17 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. PERSONS IN VIOLATION MAY BE FINED UP TO $500.”
(1964 Code, § 27-19(19)) (Ord. 5637, § 1; Ord. 6360, § 1, passed 8-31-1970; Ord. 6681, § 1, passed 6-5-1972; Ord. 6920, § 10, passed 10-1-1973; Ord. 6945, § 1, passed 1-14-1974; Ord. 7338, § 1, passed 4-26-1976; Ord. 8225, § 1, passed 12-3-1980; Ord. 8255, § 1, passed 1-20-1981; Ord. 15599, § 10, passed 6-24-2003; Ord. 20718-04-2013, § 1, passed 4-23-2013; Ord. 21877-09-2015, § 1, passed 9-15-2015, eff. 10-1-2015)
Cross-reference:
   Alcoholic beverages generally, see Ch. 4