§ 54-30. Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited on or in county-owned property.

(a)

No person shall possess opened alcoholic beverage containers or drink an alcoholic beverage or tender a drink of an alcoholic beverage to another in a county government-owned building, vehicle, or park except as permitted by section 58-25 of this Code in county government-owned recreational parks. However, alcoholic beverages may be consumed at an event held at the following locations: Scott and Temple Parks and at all county government-owned property rented to third parties, subject to obtaining a valid banquet license issued by the Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage Control and agreeing to comply with the terms of a special permit issued by the county administrator. The county department of parks and recreation shall promulgate regulations for the issuance of permits authorized by this section.

(b)

Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a class 4 misdemeanor.

(Code 1988, § 8-30; Ord. No. O-08-011, 12-9-2008)

State Law reference— Drinking alcoholic beverages, or offering to another, in public place, penalty, Code of Virginia, § 4.1-308.

(Code 1988, § 8-30; Ord. No. O-08-011, 12-9-2008)

State law reference

Drinking alcoholic beverages, or offering to another, in public place, penalty, Code of Virginia, § 4.1-308.