Lancaster Municipal Code Ch. 9.20 Alcoholic Beverages

As used in this chapter:

"Alcoholic beverage" means and includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer, and which contains one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed or combined with other substances.

(Prior code § 4-2.1)

Every person who enters, goes onto or remains on, the premises of any public school in the city, or any stadium or athletic field while being used by any public school for any athletic contest, while such person is consuming alcoholic beverages, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Prior code § 4-2.2)

Every person who consumes any beer, wine, or other intoxicating beverage on any street, sidewalk, alley, highway or parking lot open to the public is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not be deemed to proscribe any act which is positively permitted or prohibited by any law of the state of California.

(Prior code § 4-2.3)

Every person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of an infraction and upon conviction is punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12 of the Lancaster Municipal Code or as otherwise provided in the California Penal Code, including, but not limited to, Sections 647 et seq., and 653 et seq. and/or Business and Professions Code Section 25620.

Violations of any of the provisions of this chapter may, in the alternative, be punished by the issuance of an administrative citation, the penalty amount of which shall be assessed at a rate as set forth in the fee schedule in Section 1.12.020 of Chapter 1.12 of this code.

As an alternative to paying the amount of the administrative citation, a cited person may elect to enroll in and perform community service, as set forth in Section 1.16.095 of Chapter 1.16 of this code. A cited person who has been granted an indigency waiver pursuant to Section 1.16.085 of Chapter 1.16 of this code shall enroll in and perform community service as an alternative to paying the amount of the administrative citation.

(Prior code § 4-2.4)

(Ord. No. 1097, § 5(Exh. D), 1-10-2023)