Humboldt County Municipal Code Ch. 4 Alcoholic Beverages

Sections: Alcoholic Beverages Defined. Drinking in Public Prohibited. Drinking in a Public Place. Penalty. 914-1. Alcoholic Beverages Defined. Alcoholic beverage means and includes alcohol, spirits, wine, beer and every liquor or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer, which contains one-half percent (½%) or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed or combined with other substances. 914-2. Drinking in Public Prohibited. No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage on any street, sidewalk, alley, highway or other public thoroughfare. This section shall not be deemed to make punishable any act or acts which are prohibited by any law of the State of California. 914-3. Drinking in a Public Place. (a) No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage in any place open to the public except in a business licensed to serve alcoholic beverages. (b) Upon approval of an application by the Board of Supervisors, the Humboldt County Sheriff or their designee, permission may be granted for a person, persons or groups to allow for public events in which the drinking of alcoholic beverages will be allowed on a public place not otherwise authorized for such a use. Such an application may be approved if the applicant has received necessary permits or authority from applicable state and local agencies including, but not limited to the Community Development Services Department, the Department of Health and Human Services or the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The Board of Supervisors may develop regulations to add any other permit requirements not herein specified. (Ord. 2364, § 8, 6/20/2006)

914-4. Penalty. It shall be an infraction for any person to drink out of any open bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage in any location prohibited by this chapter. This chapter shall not apply to County parks, state parks or lands or federal parks or lands. (Ord. 1916, § 2, 12/11/1990) § 915-1. § 915-2. § 915-3. § 915-4. § 915-5. § 915-6. § 915-7. § 915-8.