TITLE 9. PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARETITLE 9. PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE\Chapter 9.16 Offenses Involving Alcohol

A.    For the purposes of this section:

1.    “Open” means with contents open to the air by any opening.

2.    “Uncapped” means with container cap removed, and shall include container with seal broken but with container cap in place.

B.    It is unlawful for any person to drink or consume cereal malt beverages or have in his possession an open or uncapped container of cereal malt beverage, on or upon any highway, road, street, alley, sidewalk or automobile parking lot, whether such lot is privately or publicly owned, within the city, or to drink or consume cereal malt beverages or have in his possession an open or uncapped container of cereal malt beverages while in any vehicle upon any highway, road, street, alley, sidewalk or automobile parking lot, whether such lot is privately or publicly owned, within the city.

C.    Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 534 §§ 1, 2, 1969)

A.    It is unlawful for any person to transport in any vehicle upon a public highway, street or alley within the corporate limits of the city any alcoholic liquor except in the original package or container which shall not have been opened and the seal upon which shall not have been broken and from which the original cap or cork shall not have been removed, unless the opened package or container is in the locked rear trunk or rear compartment, or any locked outside compartment which is not accessible to the driver or any other person in the vehicle while it is in motion.

B.    Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 556 §§ 1, 2, 1970)