529.09 PUBLIC DRINKING.

   (a)   Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), no person shall consume or possess an open container of intoxicating liquor or beer on City property.

   (b)   A person may have in the person’s possession an opened or unopened container of beer or wine on City property if all of the following apply:

      (1)   The person is attending an organized festival or event located on the property, which festival or event has been approved and permitted by the Safety/Service Director and at which festival or event the sale and/or consumption of beer and/or wine has been approved by the Safety/Service Director;

      (2)   The person is in an area approved by the Safety/Service Director for the sale and/or consumption of beer and/or wine and which is pre-designated as a permit area by the Ohio Liquor Commission for which a liquor permit has been issued by said Commission;

      (3)   The physical boundaries of the permit area are clearly marked and delineated;

      (4)   The beer or wine has been lawfully purchased for consumption or obtained from the liquor permit holder operating at the festival or event; and

      (5)   The beer or wine is not contained in any glass container.

   (c)   A person may have in the person’s possession an opened or unopened container of beer or wine on City property if all of the following apply:

      (1)   The person is a guest at a private event located on City property which has been rented from the City for the event and at which event the consumption of beer and/or wine has been approved by the Safety/Service Director;

      (2)   The beer or wine has been lawfully provided to the person without charge by the person hosting the event or has been brought onto the property with the permission of the person hosting the event;

      (3)   The area of the property in which beer and/or wine may be possessed or consumed is clearly marked and delineated by physical boundaries and appropriate signage as determined by the Safety/Service Director; and

      (4)   The beer or wine is not contained in any glass container.

   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.

(Ord. 2017-008. Passed 3-7-17.)