§ 130.01. Consuming alcoholic beverages in public places.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage on any highway,
avenue, street, alley, sidewalk, public parking lot, parking lot open to public use,
public equestrian trail, and pedestrian walkway open to public use; provided, however,
the provisions of this section shall not apply to the consumption by persons in the
areas designated in this section of any duly prescribed and dispensed medication having
alcoholic content; and provided, further, this section shall not be applicable in
those areas and during such times as the Council has granted permission for the temporary
use or occupancy of the public streets and areas appurtenant thereto. The provisions
of this section shall not be deemed to make punishable any act which is prohibited
by any law of the state.