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§ 116.005 RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL.
   (A)   Persons may possess or consume alcoholic liquor in or directly from a paper or plastic container while the person is on a sidewalk, street, public way or other publicly owned property; provided that the consumption occurs within the area designated within a Class SE or SU permit; on all other occasions the possession or consumption is unlawful.
   (B)   A person may possess, consume, sell or distribute alcoholic liquor within any park in the corporate limits, only within the time and place limits of a Class SE or SU permit; on all other occasions the possession, consumption or use shall be unlawful.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any person to consume alcoholic liquor directly from glass, plastic, paper or metal containers on private property within the city unless the following applies:
      (1)   The consumer is the owner of the private premises or the guest of the owner; or
      (2)   The owner has a valid retailer’s on-premises consumption license.
   (D)   On all other occasions, it shall be unlawful for a person to possess or consume alcoholic liquors in or directly from a glass container while the person is on a sidewalk, street, public way or other publicly owned property.
(1986 Code, § 4-5) (Ord. 1994-28, passed 9-19-1994) Penalty, see § 116.999