[Ord. 4-1984, 10/10/1984, § 1]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Liquor or a malt or brewed beverage.
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, including
all drinks or drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures and reused,
recovered or redistilled denatured alcohol usable or taxable for beverage
purposes which contain more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume, except
pure ethyl alcohol and malt or brewed beverages.
Any beer, lager beer, ale, porter or similar fermented malt
beverage containing 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume, by whatever
name such beverage may be called.
Any of the following objects and any objects similar thereto:
A glass, mug or other such drinking utensil.
A bottle or jug from which the cap or cork has been removed
or on which the seal has been broken.
A can which has been punctured or from which the cap or snap
top or snap top has been removed.
A keg which has been tapped.
A jar, jug or other immediate container of an alcoholic beverage
which did not contain the alcoholic beverage contained therein when
such alcoholic beverage was last purchased from a person licensed
by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to sell alcoholic beverages.
"Open container" shall not include a bag, box or similar wrapping
or package of a container of an alcoholic beverage.
Any public street, alley or public real estate.
The entire right-of-way of any public street, road or highway
of the Borough of Conshohocken or the County of Montgomery or of the
The entire right-of-way of any public street, road or highway
of the Borough of Conshohocken or the County of Montgomery or of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the cartways, sidewalks and
unpaved portions thereof and alleys within the Borough of Conshohocken.
[Ord. 4-1984, 10/10/1984, § 2; as amended by Ord.
2016-02, 8/17/2016]
1.
No person
shall drink an alcoholic beverage, nor shall any person, firm, corporation
or other organization possess an open container containing an alcoholic
beverage, whether inside or outside of a motor vehicle or any part
thereof, on or in any public place within the Borough of Conshohocken.
2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, nothing in this Part shall be construed to prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on sidewalks, streets or other public places in the Borough where such consumption is undertaken by customers at an establishment that has been issued a valid sidewalk cafe license under Chapter 13, Part 7, Subpart 7B, §§ 13-711 to 13-720 of the Code of the Borough of Conshohocken, or where such consumption is undertaken by patrons or customers purchasing alcohol from vendors at a festival, parade, or other event of public significance where the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages has been specifically approved by the Borough.
[Ord. 4-1984, 10/10/1984, § 3; as amended by Ord.
8-1988, 11/8/1988, § 2; and by Ord. 9-2008, 12/17/2008]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment of
said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment of not more than 30
days.
