[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Dalton 8-11-1988 by Ord. No. 4-1988. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following words or phrases shall have the meaning ascribed
to them in this chapter:
The same as the definitions contained in the Liquor Code
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]
When used in connection with a container shall mean any container
which has been perforated in the case of a can or similar container
or a container on which the cap has been loosened or the cork displaced
and the official seal torn or mutilated.
It shall be unlawful, within the Borough of Dalton, for any
person to consume, use, distribute, or furnish any liquor or malt
or brewed beverages upon any public street, public municipal parking
lot, private parking lot open to public use or public park.
Possession, consumption and/or transportation of alcoholic beverages
in any motor vehicle shall be restricted and prosecuted pursuant to
the State Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3809, Restriction on alcoholic
beverages.
It shall be unlawful, within the Borough of Dalton, for any
person to have in their possession any open container containing "liquor"
or "malt or brewed beverages" upon any public street, public municipal
parking lot, private parking lot open to public use or public park.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than
$600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by
the Borough in the enforcement proceedings.
