Yuba City Municipal Code Ch. 6 Public Consumption and Possession of Alcoholic Beverages

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 002-18, §§ 1, 2, adopted March 6, 2018, repealed the former ch. 6, §§ 5-6.01—5-6.04, and enacted a new ch. 6 as set out herein. The former ch. 6 pertained to intoxicants and derived from §§ 1—3, Ord. 102.

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) "Alcoholic beverage" is as defined in Business and Professions Code Section 23004.

(b) "ABC" means the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for the State of California.

(Ord. No. 002-18, §§ 1, 2, 3-6-2018)

It is unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage:

(a) On any public street, sidewalk, alley, walkway, parking lot.

(b) On private property open to the public, including but not limited to parking lots and shopping centers except where expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of a license issued by the ABC.

(Ord. No. 002-18, §§ 1, 2, 3-6-2018)

(a) It is an infraction for any person to have in his or her possession any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, to enter, be, or remain on the posted premises of, including the posted parking lot immediately adjacent to, any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code, or on any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed and posted premises.

(b) As used in subdivision (a), "posted premises" means those premises which are subject to licensure under any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage license, the parking lot immediately adjacent to the licensed premises and any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises on which clearly visible notices indicate to the patrons of the licensee and parking lot and to persons on the public sidewalk, that the provisions of subdivision (a) are applicable.

(Ord. No. 002-18, §§ 1, 2, 3-6-2018)

The prohibitions in this chapter shall not apply to:

(a) City sponsored events where the City has authorized the consumption of alcoholic beverages in designated areas.

(b) Sidewalk areas adjacent to restaurants on Plumas Street if the City has granted a permit for outdoor dining on the sidewalk area and the ABC has issued a license which permits the sidewalk consumption of alcoholic beverages.

(c) Areas specifically permitted pursuant to the terms of a license issued by the ABC.

(Ord. No. 002-18, §§ 1, 2, 3-6-2018)