Chapter 7 — COUNTY-WIDE — Plumas County Municipal Code

Sec. 4-7.01. - Prohibition of open containers in public places.¶

Pursuant to Section 25620 of the Business and Professions Code of the State, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess any can, bottle, or other container containing any alcoholic beverage (as defined in Section 23004 of said Business and Professions Code) which container has been opened or has a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, in the following public places:

(a)

In any street, alley, path, parking lot, or other location used by the public for travel or parking purposes; or

(b)

In any location used by the public for recreational purposes where the open container contributes to a public nuisance (as defined in Section 370 of the Penal Code of the State), except where possession is permitted under a license issued by the Sheriff or issued pursuant to Division 9 of the Business and Professions Code of the State. Violations of this section shall be punishable as infractions.

(§ 1, Ord. 88-693, eff. June 16, 1988, as amended by Urgency Ord. 88-693A, eff. June 16, 1988)

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Sec. 4-7.02. - Prohibition of purchases, possession, or consumption by persons under…¶

Except as otherwise provided by the Business and Professions Code of the State, it shall be unlawful for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to purchase or possess or consume any alcoholic beverage (as defined in Section 23004 of said Business and Professions Code) anywhere within the County where alcoholic beverages are provided or consumed, including United States forest lands. The age or relationship of the person providing the alcoholic beverage shall not constitute a defense to the violation of this section. Violations of this section shall be punishable as misdemeanors. (Reference: subsection (b) of Section 25658 of the Business and Professions Code of the State.)

(§ 1, Ord. 88-693, eff. June 16, 1988, as amended by § 1, Urgency Ord. 88-693A, eff. June 16, 1988)

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Sec. 4-7.03. - Blood alcohol content of person under twenty-one (21) years of age.¶

It is unlawful for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to have a blood alcohol content equal to or greater than .01 percent while in any public place within the County of Plumas. This Section 4-7.03 does not make unlawful any act expressly permitted or expressly prohibited by the general laws of the State of California.

(§ 1, Ord. 10-1078, adopted December 7, 2010)

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