Except as permitted in certain picnic areas specifically listed in Chapter 23 of this code and outdoor seating areas as allowed by encroachment permit, no person shall consume any alcoholic beverage or have in their possession any open container of any alcoholic beverage upon any public street, park, greenbelt, plaza, sidewalk, alley, lane, wharf, pier, walkway, mall, or other public place in the City.

For purposes of this section, “open container” includes any can, bottle, or other receptacle that has been opened, has a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed.

This section does not apply to individuals in possession of empty alcoholic beverage containers for recycling purposes. (Ord. 3497 § 2, 2014; Ord. 3433 § 1, 2009)