CHAPTER 10-600. PUBLIC PLACES -- PROHIBITED CONDUCT
§10-604. Alcoholic Beverages. [87]
(1) Definitions.
(a) Alcoholic Beverages. All
"liquor" and "malt or brewed beverages" as defined by the Pennsylvania Liquor
Code, 47 P.S. § 1-102.
(b) Public Right-of-Way. All public
streets, alleys, sidewalks, steps and other corridors through which either
vehicles or persons may travel, including motor vehicles parked within such
right-of-way.
(2) Prohibited Conduct.
(a) No person
shall bring onto any city-owned recreation center, playground or park area, with
the exception of Fairmount Park, proper, or drink thereupon an alcoholic
beverage unless such person has written permission for that purpose from the
person in charge of the City facility.
(b) No person shall consume
alcoholic beverages or carry or possess an open container of alcoholic beverages
in the public right-of-way, or on private property without the express
permission of the landowner or tenant, except that this prohibition shall not
apply to alcoholic beverages consumed in the public right-of-way as permitted
under Chapter 9, Section 208 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Sidewalk Cafes"
or to block parties held under special permit issued by the Street Department
and in accordance with regulations issued pursuant
thereto.
(3) Regulations. The Philadelphia Police Department
shall enact regulations to enforce this section within ninety (90) days of
passage of this ordinance.
(4) Penalties. The penalty for
violation of any of the provisions of this Section shall be a fine of at least
fifty dollars ($50) per violation but not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300)
per violation. The failure to pay the fine within ten (10) days shall result in
imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten (10) days, together with costs. Such
penalties shall be enforced by the Philadelphia Police Department.