(a) It shall be 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, remain, or be 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) As used in subsection (a), "posted premises" means those premises which are subject to licensure under any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage license as well as 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 the provisions of subdivision (a) are applicable.
(c) The owner and each operator of the posted premises shall post prominent signs warning patrons of the prohibitions against possession of open containers of alcoholic beverage prescribed in this ordinance; such signs shall be posted prominently at each entry and at each exit to the posted premises, in any immediately adjacent parking lot, and on the frontage of the posted premises immediately adjacent to any public sidewalk adjacent to the posted premises.
(d) Violations of any provision of this section shall be punishable as an infraction.
(Ord. 4358 § 2, 1996)