It is unlawful for any person having in his or her possession any open container of alcohol to enter, be present in or upon, or to remain upon the posted premises of, including a posted parking lot immediately adjacent to, any retail business selling packaged alcoholic beverages as an off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Sections 23000 through 25752. For purposes of this section, the term "posted premises" means those premises which are subject to licensure under any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage license, the parking lot immediately adjacent to the licensed premises and any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises on which one or more clearly visible signs indicate to patrons of the licensee and to persons in such parking lot and/or on such public sidewalks, that the provisions of this section are applicable. The provisions of this section shall not apply unless such posting has occurred. A violation of this section is punishable as an infraction pursuant to California Penal Code Section 647e.
(Ord. 528 § 2 (part), 1998).