(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to drink beer while standing, walking, or riding on any of the highways and roads of the county, and, likewise, it shall, be unlawful to drink beer in any of the parking lots, public or private, in the county.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to drink whiskey or alcoholic beverages while standing, walking, or riding on the highways and roads of the county, and, likewise, it shall be unlawful to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages in parking lots, public or private, in the county.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to discard empty beer cans, beer bottles, and whiskey bottles in any of the parking lots, public or private, in the county, or litter any of the properties in the county other than the property owned individually by the person discarding and littering beer cans, beer bottles, and whiskey bottles.
(D) This section shall apply to the county, other than the corporate limits of the City of Lincolnton for the reason that the City of Lincolnton has a similar ordinance applying to the corporation of Lincolnton.
(E) Penalty. Violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor, and any person convicted of the violation shall be subject to punishment as provided in G.S. § 14-4.
(Ord. passed 4-7-1970; Ord. passed 3-21-2022)