§ 4-16. Possession of glass, opened bottle or other opened container of alcoholic beverage, when prohibited.  


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  • It shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating a place of business licensed under this chapter for consumption on the premises to permit any glass containing any alcoholic beverage, or any opened and unemptied bottle or other opened container of any alcoholic beverage, to remain in or on the premises of the place of business between the hours of 1:00 a.m. on Sunday morning and 6:00 a.m. on the following Monday morning and between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the other days of the week. Opened liquor bottles kept behind a bar and used to prepare mixed drinks are exempt from this requirement. It shall also be unlawful for any customer or other person to have in his or her possession any opened bottle containing any alcoholic beverage in any place of business licensed under this chapter between the hours of 1:00 a.m. on Sunday morning and 6:00 a.m. the following Monday morning and between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the other days of the week. It is the purpose and intent of this section to assist in the enforcement of the regulations against drinking beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages between the hours set forth in this section, and the mayor and the city council find that the regulations herein imposed are necessary for the proper regulation of the sale of alcoholic beverages.

(Ord. No. 88-26, 7-21-88; Ord. No. 89-5, 3-9-89)