§ 10-8. Drinking in public.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drink any vinous, malt or other alcoholic beverage while on any streets, sidewalks, alleyways, parking areas or other open areas operated and controlled by the city, or while in or on the grounds of any MARTA station. Further, it shall be unlawful for any person to drink any vinous, malt or other alcoholic beverage while in any city park except during permitted outdoor festivals pursuant to the provisions of Atlanta Code of Ordinances section 110-76(a)(5), or at other licensed locations within such parks. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the sale and consumption of vinous, malt or any other alcoholic beverage at any convention center or sports coliseum, as defined in section 10-1, or in any golf pro shop which is situated on any golf course owned or operated by the city.

A licensee may prepare and serve alcoholic beverages to be consumed within an outdoor dining area as part of the operation of a sidewalk cafe. Open containers of alcoholic beverages shall only be transported into or out of outdoor dining areas by the licensees' working employees as part of their work duties.

(Code 1977, § 17-3018; Ord. No. 2001-88, § 2, 11-28-01; Ord. No. 2004-68, § 3, 10-8-04; Ord. No. 2006-66, § 13, 9-26-06)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2006-66, § 14, provided for an effective date of Jan. 1, 2007.