Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words or
phrases shall be construed according to the definitions set forth
below:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Any spirits, wine, beer, ale or other liquid containing more
than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume which is fit for beverage purposes.
No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage in any quantity
upon any street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, thoroughfare, or other public
property within the Borough of Catawissa, nor shall any person consume
any alcoholic beverage within five feet of any public way or thoroughfare
while on a private stairway, doorway or other private property open
to public view without the express or implied permission of the owner,
his agent or other party in lawful possession thereof.
Provided, however, that the provisions of §§Â
115-1 and
115-2 above shall not apply to interior portions of any private dwelling, habitat or building, nor to the consumption or possession by persons in the areas herein designated of any duly prescribed and dispensed medication having alcoholic content as set forth in §Â
115-1 hereof; and provided further that the provisions of said §Â
115-2 above shall not apply to premises duly licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and to persons then and there patrons of said licensee.
Whosoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$300 plus costs of prosecution, and/or to be imprisoned for a period
not to exceed 90 days.