§ 3-29. Sale, consumption of alcoholic beverages and liquor on streets, sidewalks or in public.

(a)

Definitions. For purposes of this section, definitions are as follows:

(1)

"Alcoholic beverages" means any fluid or any solid capable of being converted into fluid, suitable for human consumption, and containing more than one-half (½) of one per cent alcohol or intoxicating liquors, beer, porter, ale, stout, fruit juices or wine.

(2)

"Liquor" means all distilled or rectified alcoholic spirits, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin and all similar distilled alcoholic beverages, including all dilutions and mixtures of one or more of the foregoing such as liquors, cordials and similar compounds.

(b)

Sale of alcoholic beverages and liquor on streets and sidewalks or in public prohibited. No person shall sell alcoholic beverages or liquor on the streets, sidewalks, public rights-of-way, within public parks, on or within ten (10) feet of either side of the Berwick Walking Trail, or any public property of the town unless approved by the mayor and town council or at events held at the Berwick Civic Center. No person shall sell such alcoholic beverages or liquors from a window, door or other aperture facing a street or sidewalk of other public right-of-way within the city limits of the town, unless approved by the mayor and town council.

(c)

Consumption of alcoholic beverages and liquor in public prohibited. No person shall consume an alcoholic beverage or liquor while standing, walking, sitting or riding on the streets, sidewalks, roads, within public parks, on or within ten (10) feet of either side of the Berwick Walking Trail, or on any public property of the town. There is specifically included within the areas covered by this section all property located within the rights-of-way of the Louisiana Highway 182 and U.S. Highway 90 bridges and all approaches and exits from these bridges.

(d)

There is exempted from this section the immediate area of any special event such as a fair, festival, gala, Mardi Gras parade route, or other public gathering when a permit has been granted by the town. Such permit shall specially delineate the boundaries of the immediate area and the time period for which the special event is authorized to be held. A signed copy of each permit shall be furnished to the chief of police. Sale on or consumption of alcohol for events held on public property is permitted only if an on-duty town police officer is present at the event.

(Ord. No. 240, 7-8-80; Ord. No. 410, 3-14-95; Ord. No. 655 , 6-10-14)