(A) Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to drink any malt, vinous or spirituous liquors upon any street, alley, sidewalk, public building or public parking lot in the town or within any vehicle upon the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public parking lots in the town except by written authorization of the Town Council. It is unlawful for any person to possess or have in such person’s possession or under his or her control in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, public building or public parking lot in the town, any malt, vinous or spirituous liquors in any container of any kind or description which is not sealed or upon which the seal is broken. The word “sealed” means the regular seal applied by the United States government over the cap of all malt, vinous or spirituous liquors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be unlawful for any person to have in their possession or under their control one opened container of vinous liquor removed from a licensed premises in compliance with C.R.S. § 44-3-423, as amended.
(B) Closed containers prohibited.
(1) Affected areas. No person shall possess any malt, vinous, or spirituous liquor or fermented malt beverage in or upon any public highway, street, alley, walk, parking lot or any other public property or place or in or upon those portions of any private property upon which the public has an expressed or implied license to enter or remain within the area bounded by:
(a) Vail transportation center/village parking structure to the north, the south edge of Seibert Circle to the south, Mill Creek to the east, the eastern curb line of Willow Bridge Road from Gore Creek Drive through the International Bridge; and
(b) The affected area is inclusive of Wall Street from Gore Creek Drive through One Vail Place and the Gore Creek Promenade from Willow Bridge Road through the Children’s Fountain, between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., from June 30 through July 5, and between 6:00 p.m. on December 31 and 6:00 a.m. of January 1 of each year.
(2) Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing, persons shall have the right to possess malt, vinous or spirituous liquor or fermented malt beverage in said area if they are taking it to permanent or temporary residence located in said area. In addition, it shall not be unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession or under his or her control one opened container of vinous liquor removed from a licensed premises pursuant to and subject to the limitations set forth in C.R.S. § 12-47-411(3.5), as amended.
(3) Resolution by officer. Any peace officer is authorized to seize any malt, vinous or spirituous liquor or fermented malt beverage possessed in violation of this section. If no summons or complaint is issued for the violation and if the circumstances reasonably permit, the officer may require the possessor to leave the prohibited area with the alcoholic beverage or to abandon the beverage to the officer for destruction at such person’s option.
(Ord. 17(1966) Art. 1 § 5; Ord. 6(1981) § 1; Ord. 16(1988) § 1; Ord. 13(2001) § 2; Ord. 12(2004) § 1; Ord. 19(2004) § 1; Ord. 5(2022) §10)