Maywood Municipal Code Ch. 38 Possession of Alcoholic Beverages Adjacent to Off-Sale Licensed Premises

It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage, which receptacle has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, while on the posted premises of, including the posted parking lot immediately adjacent thereto, any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to Sections 23000, et seq., of the Business and Professions Code of the State.

(§ 1, Ord. 85-284, eff. September 12, 1985)

For the purposes of this chapter, "posted premises" shall mean those premises which are subject to licensure under any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage license, the parking lot immediately adjacent to the licensed premises, and any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises on which clearly visible notices indicate to the patrons of the licensee and parking lot and to persons on the public sidewalk that the provisions of this chapter are applicable.

(§ 1, Ord. 85-284, eff. September 12, 1985)

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a private residential parking lot which is immediately adjacent to the posted premises.

(§ 1, Ord. 85-284, eff. September 12, 1985)

All retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensees conducting business within the City shall post their premises in accordance with Section 5-38.02 of this chapter.

(§ 1, Ord. 85-284. eff. September 12, 1985)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter 38 (Possession of Alcoholic Beverages Adjacent to Off-Sale Licensed Premises), shall be guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Title 1, Chapter 2 of the Maywood Municipal Code.

(§ 7, Ord. 95-422, eff. December 14, 1995)