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Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE

San Luis Obispo Municipal Code Ch. 9.04 Possession of Open Containers or Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages In…

San Luis Obispo Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · San Luis Obispo

Cite as: San Luis Obispo Municipal Code Chapter 9.04 · Text as of 2026-10-05

9.04.010 Prohibition.

It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession on his or her person, while on any city street, sidewalk, alley, roadway, parking lot, publicly maintained place or any place open to the public any bottle, can or other container or receptacle, containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, or to consume alcoholic beverages while in the above restricted areas. (Ord. 1070 § 1 Ex. A, 1986; prior code § 4600)

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9.04.020 Exceptions.

A. The prohibition set out in Section 9.04.010 shall not apply to a business licensed to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages or to any person in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 12.20 of this code regarding the consumption of alcohol in a city park.

B. The council, by resolution, may provide for other temporary or limited exceptions to the prohibitions set out in Section 9.04.010. (Ord. 1070 § 1 Ex. A, 1986; prior code § 4601)

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