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Title 8 — COMMUNITY PRESERVATION

Chapter 8.15 — DRUNKENNESS

Mill Valley Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Mill Valley

§ 8.15.010. Drinking alcoholic beverages or possession of open alcoholic beverage

containers in certain public places prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to drink any beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage or have in his or her possession or on his or her person any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, on any public street, sidewalk, passageway, park, playground or parking lot, or in any private parking lot or passageway open to use by the public; provided, however, that the Chief of Police may give written authorization which will allow the drinking of alcoholic beverages at special events in any of the above described areas when adequate provision has been made for the policing of such events. (Ord. 418 § 1; Ord. 775 § 1, October 17, 1972; Ord. 864 § 1, March 1, 1976; Ord. 873 § 1, August 16, 1976; Ord. 1261 § 6, November 4, 2013)

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