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Title 5 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS, AND CONDUCT

Yolo County Municipal Code Ch. 4 Intoxication

Yolo County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Yolo County

Cite as: Yolo County Municipal Code Chapter 4 · Text as of 2026-10-03

Sec. 5-4.01. Inhaling, breathing, and drinking certain substances.

(a) Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to inhale, breathe, drink, or in any manner use any product or substance, or combination thereof, containing organic solvents or aromatic, fuming, vaporous, or gaseous substances which, when so consumed, cause intoxication, elation, paralysis, a dazed condition, or irrational behavior, or in any manner a change, distortion, or disturbance of eyesight, thinking process, balance, or coordination, or an effect upon the central nervous system of such person, including, but not limited to, such substances as amyl acetate, trichlor ethylene, acetone, or other closely related or similar compounds used as solvents for products referred to as “glue”, “adhesive cement”, “mucilage”, or “dope”, gasoline, ether, glue, lacquer, or paint thinner, with the intent of causing any such condition or effect. For the purposes of this section, any such condition so induced shall be deemed to be an intoxicated condition.

(b) Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not pertain to any person who inhales, breathes, drinks, or uses such product or substance pursuant to the direction or prescription of any doctor, physician, surgeon, dentist, or podiatrist authorized to so direct or prescribe. (§ 1, Ord. 566)

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Sec. 5-4.02. Public consumption of alcoholic beverages.

(a) Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to drink any beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverage, or to possess any open alcoholic beverage container on any public parking lot, on any private parking lot held open to the public, on any public street, sidewalk, alley or walkway, or in any place held open to the public within 250 feet of any establishment selling alcoholic beverages.

This section shall not apply to any public parking lot adjoining a public park where drinking is permitted.

(b) Exception. This section shall not be deemed to prohibit any act which is prohibited by any laws of the State of California. (§ 1, Ord. 1063, eff. December 3, 1987)

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