Goleta Municipal Code Ch. 12.09 Consumption of Alcohol on Public Property

For the purpose of this chapter, “intoxicating liquor” includes any alcoholic beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume and all kinds of spirituous, vinous, and malt liquors.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1)

It is unlawful for any person to drink or consume any intoxicating liquor upon any public street, public sidewalk, public highway, public parking lot or public alley, or other public property unless expressly permitted.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1)

No person shall have in his or her possession on any public street or other area described in Section 12.09.020 any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any intoxicating liquor which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed. This section shall not be construed to apply under any circumstances governed or regulated by the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1)

Nothing in Section 12.09.020 or 12.09.030 shall prohibit the consumption of alcohol or display of open containers in or on:

A. The property of an establishment, business place, or other location properly licensed for the consumption of alcoholic beverages under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act of the state; or

B. The property of any public park or public beach where the consumption of such beverages is expressly permitted.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1)