(a) No person shall knowingly possess, with the purpose to consume, any liquor or beer, as defined in R.C. Chapter 4301, while being in or upon any park.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, any person found in or upon any park and in possession of any liquor or beer is presumed to knowingly possess the liquor or beer with the purpose to consume such.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the following locations:
(1) The following parks: Civic Park, Huber Park, JFK Park, Livingston House, Pine Quarry Park, when the possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer is permitted by written authorization from the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department.
(2) Certain enclosed, public rental shelter houses and/or facilities when the possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer is permitted by written authorization from the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department.
(d) The possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer, when permitted by subsection (c) of this section, shall be in compliance with all applicable laws pertaining thereto and with any Recreation and Parks Department administrative rules. Failure to comply with any laws or administrative rules shall be sufficient grounds for immediate revocation of permit.
(e) No person shall, without the written authorization provided by subsection (c) of this section, sell or offer for sale any intoxicating liquor or alcoholic beverage upon the grounds of any park owned and operated by the City.
(f) No person in a park shall be intoxicated or under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or alcoholic beverage.
(g) Except as permitted by the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department under this section, no person in a park shall consume, possess or display the presence of any alcoholic beverage in any park owned by the City of Reynoldsburg.
(h) No person in a park shall unlawfully sell, or offer for sale or posses any type of narcotic drug, opiate, or hallucinogen, or any equipment for administering such drugs, opiates or hallucinogens or any dangerous drugs or controlled substances.
(Ord. 37-03. Passed 5-27-03; Ord. 61-2021. Passed 5-10-21.)