(a) It is unlawful for any person, who has in his or her possession any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, to enter, be, or remain on the posted premises of any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the California Business and Professions Code.
(b) For purposes of this section, “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 clearly visible notices indicate to the patrons of the licensee and parking lot and to persons on the public sidewalk, that such possession is prohibited.
(c) Any business, which is subject to licensure under any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage license, will post or cause to be posted sign(s) advising patrons of the prohibition in subsection (a) of this section. Each sign must be eighteen inches by twenty-four inches in size and read as follows:
“It is an infraction for any person who possesses any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or the seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, to enter, be, or remain on the premises of this establishment, including the parking lot and the public sidewalk immediately adjacent to this liquor establishment.”
Such signs will be posted not less than five feet nor more than eight feet above floor level and will be of sufficient number and location to cause the message of the signs to be clearly visible and readable.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to willfully mutilate or destroy any sign required by this section.
(e) This prohibition does not apply to a private residential parking lot which is immediately adjacent to the posted premises.
(Ord. 790 § 1 (part), 1999)