Montclair Municipal Code Ch. 7.08 Offenses Against Public Decency

A. Possession of Open Container Unlawful in Public Places. It is unlawful for any person or persons to possess any open container containing any alcoholic beverage in or upon any public park, street, alley, highway or other public place, except in or upon those public places where the drinking or consuming of alcoholic beverages is expressly permitted by law.

B. Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage Unlawful in Public Places. It is unlawful for any person or persons to drink or consume or attempt to drink or consume any alcoholic beverages while such person or persons are in or upon any public park, street, alley, highway or other public place, except in or upon those public places where the drinking or consuming of alcoholic beverages is expressly permitted by law.

C. Offering or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverage for Consumption Unlawful in Public Places. It is unlawful for any person or persons while in or upon any public park, street, alley, highway or other public place, except in or upon those public places where the drinking or consuming of alcoholic beverages is expressly permitted by law, to offer or furnish or give, or cause to be offered or furnished or given, any alcoholic beverages to any other person or persons with the intention that such other person or persons shall drink or consume alcoholic beverages while such other person or persons are in or upon any public park, street, alley, highway or other public place, except in or upon those public places where the drinking or consumption of alcoholic beverages is expressly permitted by law.

D. Exceptions to Public Consumption. The drinking or consumption and the offering, giving or furnishing of alcoholic beverages may be expressly permitted by written authorization from the City Manager in any building, facility, park, street or other place owned, leased, operated or under the management and control of the City for special events, meetings, conferences or conventions, provided that such authorization shall be requested in writing and if granted, shall be subject to conditions and all rules, regulations and ordinances of the City, and further provided that such permit may be modified or summarily revoked at any time by the City Manager or Chief of Police without notice or hearing.

(Ord. 99-791 Exh. A (part); prior code §§ 5-2.602—5-2.605)

It is unlawful and a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate upon public or private property except into a fixture designed for the purpose and screened from public view.

(Ord. 06-889 § 11: Ord. 99-791 Exh. A (part); prior code § 5-2.109)