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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1781 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 1781 _ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS O -NE THROUGH NINE OF ORDINANCE NO. 555 AND PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 9.20.050 THROUGH 9.20.130 AND ADDING SECTIONS 9.20.140 TO THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE AND REGULATING POSSESSION, FURNISHING, AND DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND PROVIDING CERTAIN PENALTIES. THE CITY COUNCIL .OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Section 1 of Ordinance No. 555, Pasco Municipal Code, Section 9.20.050 are hereby amended to read as follows: "Drinking in Motor Vehicles or Public Place. No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage or intoxicating liquor in any motor vehicle when such vehicle is upon any highway or other public place. Except as permitted by the Washington State Liquor Laws, no person shall consume intoxicating liquor in a public place. As used in this chapter, alcoholic beverage and intoxicating liquor shall have the same meaning as RCW Title 66." Section 2: Section 2 of Ordinance No. 555, and Pasco Municipal Code, Section 9.20.060 are hereby amended to read as follows: "Possession in Opened Container. -No persons shall have in his physical possession on his person, while in a motor vehicle upon a highway or other public place, any bottle, can, or other receptacle, containing beverage or intoxicating liquor, which -has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents -'of which have been partial1y--removed and which has the cap, top, cork or other form of lid off the container, or has been punctured." Section 3: Section 3 of Ordinance No. 555, and Pasco Municipal Code Section 9.20.070 are hereby amended to read as follows: "Exceptions: No person under the age of 21 years shall knowingly possess, transport, or have under his control in any motor vehicle any alcoholic beverage or intoxicating liquor, unless such person is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian or is employed by a licensee under the authority of RCW Title 66, and is possessing, transporting or has such alcoholic beverage or intoxicating liquor in a motor vehicle under his control during regular hours and in the course of his employment." Section 4: Section.4 of Ordinance No. 555 and Pasco Municipal Code Section 9.20.080 are hereby amended to read as follows: "Furnishing Liquor to Intoxicated Persons Prohibited - Misdemeanor. No persons shall sell to or give any liquor to any person apparently under the influence of liquor. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor." Section 5: Section 5 of Ordinance No. 555, and Pasco Municipal Code Section 9.20.090 are hereby amended to read as follows: "Furnishing Liquor to Minors Prohibited - Exceptions - Misdemeanor. Except in the case of liquor given or permitted to be given to a person under the age of twenty-one years by his parent or guardian for beverage or medical purposes, or administered to him or her by his or her physician or dentist for medicinal purposes, no person shall give, or otherwise supply liquor to any person under the age of twenty-one years, or permit any person under that age to.consume liquor'on his or her premises or on any premises under his or her control. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of,a misdemeanor." Section 6: Section 6 of Ordinance No. 555, and Pasco Municipal Code Section 9.20.100 are hereby amended to read as .follows: "App:lication for Liquor Perm it by Minor Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one years to make application for permit,to buy liquor." Section 7: Section 7 of Ordinance No. 555, and Pasco Municipal Code Section 9.20.110 are hereby amended to read as follows: "Purchases of Liquor. by Minor Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one years to purchase, or attempt to purchase, drink, consume or possess intoxi- cating liquor or liquors, except in the case of liquor given or permitted to be given to a person under the age of twenty-one years by his parent or guardian and consumed in their presence for beverage or medicinal purposes, or administered to him by his physician or'dentist for medicinal purposes only." Section 8: Section 8 of Ordinance No. 555, and Pasco Municipal Code Section 9.20.120 shall read as follows: "State Liquor Law Adopted - Penalty for Violations. The Washington State Liquor Act is adopted by reference together with any future amendments thereof or additions thereto and any violation of the Washington State Liquor Laws contained in the act within the limits of the City shall be a.violation of this chapter and any persons violating any of the provisions of the State Liquor Laws shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than three hundred dollars, or confined in the city jail for a term of not more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment." Section 9: Section 9 of Ordinance No. 555 and Pasco Municipal Code Section 9.20.130 shall read as follows: "Purchase of Liquor by Minor - Penalty. Any person violating Section 9.20.130 or any provisions thereof is guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars,. or imprisonment in the city jail not exceeding thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment." Section 10: Section 9.20.140 of the Pasco Municipal Code shall read as follows: "Assocation with Drunkards for Unlawful Purpose. It is unlawful for any person to associate with any intoxicated person for the purpose of theft or robbery from that intoxicated person or another person." Section.11: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage as required by Taw. PASSED AND APPROVED this 6 day of April 1976. J Tidrick, Mayor ATTESTED: Z e Leo E. Olney, City Cler APPROVED AS TO FORM: Patrick T. Roach, City Att rney