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Township of New Britain, PA
Bucks County
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[Ord. 83-2-2, 2/28/1983, § 1]
No person shall possess or transport any alcoholic beverage in an open container or consume any alcoholic beverage in or upon the streets, sidewalks, alleys or other public ways within the Township, nor in or upon any private shopping center or store parking area or other public area under the jurisdiction of the Police Department of the Township, nor in any motor vehicle in or upon said places.
[Ord. 83-2-2, 2/28/1983, § 2; as amended by Ord. 2007-02-01, 2/12/2007]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.