[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Harrisburg
as indicated in section histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
CROSS-REFERENCES
Inducement of minors to buy liquor: see Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 6310.
Misrepresentation to obtain liquor: see Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 6307.
Purchase, consumption, possession or transportation: see Crimes
Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308.
[Ord. No. 31-1994]
A.
As used in this chapter, "alcoholic beverage" means:
(1)
Any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented or other alcoholic
beverage or combination of liquors and mixed liquor a part of which
is spirituous, vinous, fermented or otherwise alcoholic or intended
to be marketed or sold as nonalcoholic beer, wine or liquor, including
all drinks or drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures and reused,
recovered or redistilled denatured alcohol usable or taxable for beverage
purposes, which contains 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume or less, except
pure ethyl alcohol and malt or brewed beverages.
(2)
Any beer, lager beer, ale, porter or similar fermented or brewed
malt beverage containing less than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume,
by whatever name such beverage may be called.
B.
No alcoholic beverage shall be sold or dispensed to any person under
the age of 21.
C.
No alcoholic beverage shall be consumed by an individual under the
age of 21.
[Ord. No. 26-1980]
A.
No person shall transport or possess on his or her person or in a
motor vehicle any beer, wine, or alcoholic beverage in an open container
in or upon the streets, sidewalks, alleys, or public ways of the City,
nor in or upon the parking areas of private shopping centers under
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Police except as hereinafter provided.
B.
No person shall consume or possess beer, wine or alcoholic beverage
in an open container in or upon the property of another unless such
person is a guest, licensee or invitee of the owner or occupier of
the property.
[Added 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 26-1999]
B.
No person shall keep, operate or be employed at any place or establishment
wherein alcoholic beverages are sold without a license to do so.
C.
No person shall patronize any place or establishment wherein alcoholic
beverages are sold without a license to do so.
D.
No person who has legal or equitable ownership in any property in
the City shall knowingly permit such property to be used as a place
or establishment where persons are engaged in the unlicensed sale
of alcoholic beverages.
Any person, whether individually or as a member or employee of a partnership, or an officer, agent or employee of a corporation, who commits, directs or knowingly permits any violation of the provision of this chapter of the Codified Ordinances or who aids or assists therein, either on his or her own behalf or in the interest of his or her employer or principal, shall, upon conviction thereof, severally for each alcoholic beverage unit dispensed or consumed, be guilty of a summary offense punishable under the provision of Chapter 3-399, Penalty, of these Codified Ordinances.
