TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUALCONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
CHAPTER 10-600. PUBLIC PLACES -- PROHIBITED CONDUCT
§10-604. Alcoholic Beverages. [87]
(1) Definitions.
(a) Alcoholic Beverages. All
"liquor" and "malt or brewed beverages" as defined by the Pennsylvania Liquor
Code, 47 P.S. § 1-102.
(b) Public Right-of-Way. All public
streets, alleys, sidewalks, steps and other corridors through which either
vehicles or persons may travel, including motor vehicles parked within such
right-of-way.
(2) Prohibited Conduct.
(a) No person shall bring
onto any city-owned recreation center, playground or park area, with the
exception of Fairmount Park, proper, or drink thereupon an alcoholic beverage
unless such person has written permission for that purpose from the person in
charge of the City facility.
(b) No person shall consume alcoholic
beverages or carry or possess an open container of alcoholic beverages in the
public right-of-way, or on private property without the express permission of
the landowner or tenant, except that this prohibition shall not apply to
alcoholic beverages consumed in the public right-of-way as permitted under
Chapter 9, Section 208 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Sidewalk Cafes" or to
block parties held under special permit issued by the Street Department and in
accordance with regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(3) Regulations.
The Philadelphia Police Department shall enact regulations to enforce this
section within ninety (90) days of passage of this
ordinance.
(4) Penalties. The penalty for violation of any of the
provisions of this Section shall be a fine of at least fifty dollars ($50) per
violation but not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per violation. The
failure to pay the fine within ten (10) days shall result in imprisonment for a
period not exceeding ten (10) days, together with costs. Such penalties shall be
enforced by the Philadelphia Police Department.