A. Unlawful To Have Open Containers Of Alcohol In Designated Areas: No person shall open, possess, or consume from an open bottle, can or other receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage in an unpermitted public place.
B. Definitions: As used in this section:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: "Beer" and "liquor" as defined in 32A-1-101, alcoholic beverage control act, Utah Code Annotated, or its successor.
OPEN BOTTLE, CAN OR OTHER RECEPTACLE: A container having within it an alcoholic beverage, which container has been opened, its seal broken or the contents of which have been partially consumed.
UNPERMITTED PUBLIC PLACE: 1. Any street, right of way, sidewalk, alley, publicly owned property or state or county road located within the Salt Lake City limits and which abuts upon: a) any county or city owned real property; b) any business required to have a Salt Lake City business license pursuant to title 5, chapter 5.02 of this code;
2. Boarded or abandoned commercial buildings;
3. Vacant lots in areas zoned for commercial or manufacturing uses; or
4. Any publicly owned building or publicly owned real property. "Unpermitted public place" shall not mean or include a premises or area identified in a license or permit issued by the city as authorizing the possession or consumption of alcohol, when there is conformance with the applicable license or permit restrictions; businesses specifically permitted under title 5, chapter 5.51 and section 21A.36.300 of this code; business licensed as home occupations as defined in title 21A of this code; or rental dwellings as defined and licensed in accord with title 5, chapter 5.14 of this code.
C. Penalty: An offense under this section is designated as a class C misdemeanor. (Ord. 74-09, 2009: Ord. 108-94 § 1, 1994)