Borough of Northvale, NJ Article II Consumption and Possession in Public

[Adopted 6-9-1976 by Ord. No. 412-76 (Ch. 26, Art. II, of the 1969 Code)]

§ 65-9 Public consumption.

No person shall drink or consume any alcoholic beverages in or upon:

A. A public street, lane, roadway, avenue, sidewalk, public parking place, park, playground, recreation area, shopping center mall or plaza.

B. A public conveyance.

C. A private motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any public street, lane, public parking lot or public or quasi-public place.

D. Any private property not his or her own without the express permission of the owner or other person with authority to grant such permission.

E. Any public property without the express permission of the Mayor and Council.

§ 65-10 Consumption on premises of unlicensed restaurant or public place.

[Added 7-11-1979 by Ord. No. 451]

A. No person owning or operating any restaurant, dining room or other public place where food or liquid refreshments are sold or served to the general public and for which premises a license or permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has not been issued shall permit or allow the consumption of any type of alcoholic beverage on such premises.

B. Violations. Any person violating the provisions of § 65-10A is a disorderly person.

§ 65-11 Possession of open containers in public.

No person shall carry about in his hand or on his person or while in any parked or moving vehicle any glass, tumbler or open bottle or can or any other container containing alcoholic beverages or beverages of which alcoholic beverages are a part, whether said glass, bottle or can or any other container is clearly exposed or contained in a bag or cover in any of the places designated in § 65-9A, B, C, D or E above.

§ 65-12 Exemptions.

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 65-9 or 65-11, nothing herein shall be constituted to prohibit the consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages within the licensed premises of a plenary retail consumption liquor license.

§ 65-13 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 8-10-1994 by Ord. No. 675-94]

Any person or persons, firm or corporation who or which violates any of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalties.