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Title 11 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›IV - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE

Monterey County Municipal Code Ch. 11.30 Drinking of Alcoholic Beverages in Designated Public Places—prohibited

Monterey County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Monterey County

Cite as: Monterey County Municipal Code Chapter 11.30 · Text as of 2026-10-04

11.30.010 - Drinking of alcoholic beverages in designated public places-prohibited.

No person shall drink any beer, wine, or other intoxicating beverage on any public street, sidewalk, alley, shopping mall, plaza, parking lot, or bus or train depot in the unincorporated territory of the County of Monterey. This Chapter is not intended to make punishable any act or acts which are prohibited by any law of the State of California. This Chapter shall not apply to public events for which a permit or license to sell alcoholic beverages is granted; or for which a permit for the use of the street, sidewalk, alley, shopping mall, plaza, or parking lot is granted.

(Ord. 2608 § 1, 1980)

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11.30.020 - Penalty.

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