[Adopted 11-25-1987 by part of Ord. No. 105-1987[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also amended Art. I of this chapter and repealed former Arts. II, III and IV, adopted as follows: Art. II, 4-22-1982 by Ord. No. 33-1982, as amended; Art. III, 10-9-1980 by Ord. No. 88-1980, as amended; and Art. IV, 11-30-1983 by Ord. No. 72-1983.
A. 
No person shall consume, carry in an open container or carry in an opened or closed container exposed to public view any alcoholic beverage:
[Amended 5-24-2000 by Ord. No. 32-2000; 7-19-2023 by Ord. No. 48-2023]
(1) 
On any sidewalk, boardwalk, street, avenue, highway, park, public parking facility or beach unless permitted by permit/license issued in accordance with New Jersey law and special events permit issued by the mayor or lease authorized by Council, which lease shall provide for insurance and indemnification or as otherwise permitted under this Chapter 79.[1]
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Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 56-2009, adopted 10-7-2009, provided for a fine for violation of this subsection of $54.
(2) 
Except within the Open Container Zone, defined as the area on the Boardwalk between Sovereign Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue; and on Tennessee Avenue, New York Avenue, and St. James Place between Pacific Avenue and the Boardwalk (collectively known as the "Orange Loop"); and the nonresidential areas of Gardner's Basin.
(3) 
Except within the Open Container Zone, a person who is at least 21 years of age may consume an alcoholic beverage that was purchased from a licensed beverage establishment, in or adjacent to the open container zone, and as long as that beverage is in an open, plastic container which bears the name and/or logo of the seller. No such open container of an alcoholic beverage may be removed from the Open Container Zone.
(4) 
In any motor vehicle not on private property.
B. 
No person under the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages shall purchase or consume any alcoholic beverage.
C. 
No person under the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages shall enter any licensed premises for the purpose of purchasing, having served or delivered to him or consuming any alcoholic beverage.
D. 
No person under the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages shall attempt to purchase or have or attempt to have another person purchase for him any alcoholic beverage.
E. 
No person shall purchase any alcoholic beverage for any person under the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages.
F. 
No person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages shall misrepresent or misstate his age for the purpose of inducing another to sell, serve or deliver any alcoholic beverage to him not to purchase any alcoholic beverage on his behalf.
G. 
No person shall or attempt to sell alcoholic beverages unless said person has been granted the authority to do so by law.
[Amended 11-25-2008 by Ord. No. 104-2008]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court, be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Court.