A. Title: This section shall be known and may be cited as the CITY OF ST. MARIES PUBLIC DRINKING ORDINANCE.
B. Purpose: This section is enacted for the purpose of promoting the public safety by reducing the hazards incumbent upon the consumption of alcoholic beverages in public.
C. Prohibited Acts:
1. Consumption: It is unlawful for any person to consume any beer or intoxicating liquor, or to have in his possession any opened or open containers or receptacles containing any beer or intoxicating liquor on any public park, grounds or thoroughfares within the city or at any other place therein, including any motor vehicle moving or parked, other than in a private residence or open premises licensed for the sale and consumption of beer or liquor.
2. Possession: It is unlawful for any person to have in his possession any containers or receptacles containing any beer or intoxicating liquor in any public park.
D. Special Exemptions For Permitted Activities: Upon the issuance of a permit from the city council for a specially permitted activity, the permit may exempt the applications of subsection C of this section, either or both, subject to any terms and conditions of the permit.
E. Violation; Penalty: Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in the general penalty in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 632, 8-12-2002)