§ 9.04.040. Public drinking.

A.

No person shall drink any alcoholic beverages, as defined in Chapter 138, Section 1 of the General Laws, while on, in or upon any public way, or upon any way to which the public has a right of access as invitees or licensees, park or playground, or private land or place, without the consent of the owner or person in control thereof.

B.

All alcoholic beverages being used in violation of this section shall be seized and safely held until final adjudication of the charge against the person arrested or summoned before the court, at which time such alcoholic beverages shall be returned to the person entitled to lawful possession.

C.

Upon conviction of violation of the provisions of this section, the penalty shall be not less than two hundred dollars, and not to exceed three hundred dollars.

(C.O.88-272A § 1; C.O. 83-339; prior revision §§ 13-3.1, 13-3.2)