§ 20-119. Open glass and metal containers in Fat City.

(a)

Definitions. The following words and phrases shall apply in this section:

(1)

Fat City area: From Veterans Boulevard to West Esplanade Avenue to North Causeway Boulevard to Division Street.

(2)

Opened glass or opened metal container :

An opened glass or opened metal container is any drinking vessel made of metal or glass or any container made of metal or glass upon which the seal has been broken, excluding drinking glasses which are packaged and which contain no liquid.

(3)

Opened container: An opened container is any drinking vessel made of any material including but not limited to paper, plastic, metal, or glass, including those which are covered with a cap designed with an opening through which a straw may be placed, excluding empty, packaged paper, glass, plastic, or metal drinking vessels and any drinking vessel containing liquids which are completely sealed and packaged.

(b)

Prohibited acts.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any opened glass or opened metal container in or on any public street, sidewalk, square or unenclosed public place in the Fat City area;

(2)

It shall be unlawful for any person to drink from any opened glass or opened metal container in or on any public street, sidewalk, square or unenclosed public place in the Fat City area;

(3)

It shall be unlawful for any person to drink from or carry any opened container; the contents of which are liquids having any alcoholic content of any amount in or on any public street, sidewalk, square or unenclosed public place in the Fat City area. The provisions of this subsection shall be enforceable during every calendar date with the exception of those dates having a legally permitted Mardi Gras Parade or dates upon which a parade or open air festival has been legally permitted by resolution of the parish council.

(c)

Posting of regulations. Each owner of every establishment selling beverages in glass or metal containers in the Fat City area, shall post two (2) copies of this section in his establishment.

(d)

Additional standards . These regulations shall apply in addition to provisions for alcoholic beverages in Fat City established in both Chapters 4 and 33 of this Code.

(Code 1961, § 12-49; Ord. No. 24898 , § II, 2-11-15)