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Village of Nashville Alcohol Ordinance
ORDINANCE #5-5-1988
AN ORDINANCE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN PUBLIC PLACES AND UPON STREETS
AND ROADWAYS IN THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE.
THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS:
For purposes of this Ordinance the following definitions shall apply:
(A) "Alcoholic Liquor" means any spirituous, vinous, malt or fermented liquor,
liquids and compounds whether or not medicated, proprietary, patented, and by
whatever name called, contain 1/2 of 1 percent or more of alcohol by volume
which are fit for use for beverage purposes.
(B) "Public Place" means any street, alley, park, sidewalk, public building, any
place of business open to the public, frequented by the public or any portion
thereof, and any other place which is open to public view or to which the
public, or any portion thereof, has access.
SECTION 2. CONSUMPTION IN PUBLIC PLACES:
No person shall be in possession of an open or unsealed container containing
alcoholic liquor on any public, street, sidewalk, alley, park or other public
way; in any other public place in this Village; or in any place to which the
public is admitted, except those places which are properly licensed therefore by
the Liquor Control Commission and then only the particular kind or style of
alcoholic liquor which is licensed for sale on said premises.
SECTION 3. UNCAPPED LIQUOR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT:
No one shall transport or possess any alcoholic liquor in a container which is
open, uncapped or upon which the seal is broken within the passenger compartment
of a vehicle upon any street or roadway or any other place open to the general
public including any area designated for the parking of motor vehicles,
provided, that in vehicles not having a trunk or compartment separate from the
passenger compartment any container which is open, uncapped or upon which the
seal is broken may be permitted in a passenger compartment if such container is
encased or enclosed so as to not be readily accessible to the occupants of such
vehicle. This section shall not apply to any chartered passenger vehicle
licensed by the Michigan Public Service Commission.
SECTION 4. PENALTIES:
A person who violates this Ordinance may be punished by imprisonment for not
more than 90 days or a fine of not to exceed $500.00, or both and may be ordered
to pay court cost.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Ordinance shall take effect 20 days after its passage.
Passed and adopted by the Village Council the 5th day of May, 1988.
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VILLAGE
OF NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN
