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Title 7 — MORALS AND CONDUCT

Chapter 7.16 — DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Anaheim Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-30 · Anaheim

7.16.010 Consumption of alcoholic beverages; possession of open containers of alcoholic

7.16.050 Reserved.

7.16.010 CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINERS OF

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES—PLACES RESTRICTED.

.010 It shall be unlawful within the City of Anaheim for any person or persons to (i) consume any alcoholic beverage, or (ii) have in his or her possession any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or where the seal has been broken, or where the contents of such container have been partially removed, except as reasonably necessary to transport such receptacle directly to and from a vehicle or a place of lawful consumption, while upon any public street, parkway, sidewalk, alley or public parking lot or area, or upon any private parking lot or area open to the public either with or without compensation, or upon any other private parking lot or area within two hundred feet of any dance hall or sex-oriented business as defined in this Code. It shall be unlawful within the City of Anaheim for any person or persons to consume any alcoholic beverage while being within or upon an automobile or any other motor-driven vehicle which vehicle is upon any public parking lot or area, or which vehicle is upon any private parking lot or area open to the public either with or without compensation, or which vehicle is upon any other private parking lot or area within two hundred feet of any dance hall or sex- oriented business as defined in this Code.

.020 “Alcoholic beverage” is defined as any beverage defined as an “alcoholic beverage” by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act of the State of California.

.030 Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a criminal infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine as set forth in Section 36900 of the Government Code, or any successor provision thereto. (Ord. 3962 § 2; February 6, 1979: Ord. 5473 § 1; December 20, 1994: Ord. 5831 § 5 (part); October 15, 2002: Ord. 6128 § 1; February 24, 2009.)

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7.16.020 POSSESSION OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR—PLACES RESTRICTED.

.010 It is unlawful for any person to bring, carry, transport into or possess any intoxicating liquor within any stadium, exhibition hall, arena or convention center owned or operated by the City of Anaheim; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to any person who has received permission from the City of Anaheim to do so or to any concessionaire lawfully doing business in any such place or any intoxicating beverages obtained from such concessionaire.

.020 Violation of this section is an infraction.

.030 "Intoxicating liquor" is defined as any liquor defined by the Liquor Control Act of the State of California as intoxicating. (Ord. 2254 § 1; March 1, 1966: Ord. 4766 § 1; October 14, 1986: Ord. 5831 § 5 (part); October 15, 2002.)

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7.16.030 POSSESSION OF CONTAINERS RESTRICTED.

.010 It is unlawful for any person to bring, carry, transport into or possess any bottle, can, flask, thermos, ice, glass, plastic or similar substance or any other type of container, regardless of composition which is designed to contain liquid and is capable of being closed, sealed or capped by affixing a lid or cap to prevent liquid from being poured, spilled or otherwise escaping, within any stadium, exhibition hall, arena or convention center owned or operated by the City of Anaheim; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to any person who has received permission from the City of Anaheim, or an authorized representative of the lessee or general manager of the facility, to do so, or to any concessionaire lawfully doing business in any such place, or to any person possessing a container obtained from such concessionaire.

.020 Violation of this section is an infraction. (Ord. 4767 § 1; October 14, 1986: Ord. 5831 § 5 (part); October 15, 2002: Ord. 5929 § 15; July 27, 2004.)

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7.16.040 PERFORMING EXCRETORY FUNCTION IN PUBLIC.

.010 It is unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate or otherwise discard or dispose of human urine or excrement in any public place or any place open to the public or open to public view other than restrooms, bathrooms and other enclosed areas provided for normal human excretory functions.

.020 This section shall not apply to anyone who, by reason of an illness, infection, disease or other physical infirmity is unable to control his or her excretory functions. "Physical infirmity" as used in this section shall not include loss of control of excretory functions brought on by the voluntary ingestion of alcohol, drugs or other intoxicants, depressants or hallucinogens.

.030 Violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 4504 § 1; May 29, 1984: Ord. 5831 § 5 (part); October 15, 2002.)

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7.16.050 RESERVED.

7.16.060 PUBLIC NUDITY—PROHIBITED.

.010 It is unlawful, and a misdemeanor, for any person, while in any public park, playground, public right-of-way, or in any other public place or public accommodation, or in any place open to the public or obviously open to public view (with or without payment of an admission fee), to knowingly and intentionally:

.0101 Expose his or her genitals, pubic hair, cleft of the buttocks, perineum, anal region, or pubic hair region; or

.0102 Expose any device, costume, or covering which gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, cleft of the buttocks, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

.0103 Expose the nipples and/or areolae of the female breast, except as necessary while breastfeeding an infant under two years of age; or

.0104 Expose any device (commonly known as a "pasty" or "pasties") worn as a cover over the nipples and/or areolae of the female breast, which device simulates and gives the realistic appearance of nipples and/or areolae.

.020 The prohibitions set forth in subsection .010 of this section shall not apply to:

.0201 Any child under ten years of age; or

.0202 Any person while participating in any activity authorized for a Figure Model Studio as defined inChapter 18.92 of the Anaheim Municipal Code; or

.0203 Any acts prohibited, or the prohibition of which is preempted, by any provision of state law.

(Ord. 94 § 3; September 26, 1893: Ord. 5394 § 2; September 21, 1993: Ord. 5568 § 1; July 9, 1996: Ord. 5657 § 1; November 17, 1998: Ord. 5831 § 5 (part); October 15, 2002: Ord. 6245 § 17; June 5, 2012.)

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