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ORDINANCE NO. 1001
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PUBLIC DRINKING OF BEER OR LIQUOR: PROHIBITING
PUBLIC DISPLAY OR EXHIBITION OF BEER OR LIQUOR IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES
IN THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA: DEFINING LIQUOR AND BEER, PUBLIC PLACES,
PUBLIC DRINKING, AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OR EXHIBITION.
Be it ordained by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana as follows: I
Section I - Definitions
The following words and phrases used in this Ordinance shall be defined as follows:
(a) "LIQUOR" shall mean any alcoholic, spiritous, vinous, fermented, malt or other
liquor which contains more then one per cent (1%) of alcohol by weight.
(b) "BEER" shall mean any beverage obtained by alcoholic fermentation of an infusion
or decoction of barley, malt, hops or any similar products, containing not more than four per
cent (4%) of alcohol by weight.
(c) "PUBLIC PLACES" means all streets, avenues and alleys in the City of Bozeman,
Montana, all municipal and public buildings, but does not include premises licensed for the
sale of liquor or beer at retail by the Department of Revenue of the State of Montana, or the
City of Bozeman.
(d) "PUBLIC DISPLAY OR EXHIBITION OF BEER OR LIQUOR" shall mean and include the
carrying and exhibiting of open cans or bottles of beer or the carrying and exhibiting of
glasses or other types of containers for beer or liquor, even though empty, to, in, on or
within any public place within the City of Bozeman, Montana, but does not include carrying or
transporting such beer or liquor from retail liquor or beer establishments in sacks, cases,
boxes, cartons, or similar containers with unbroken seals or when no display or exhibition
is made.
(e) "PUBLIC DRINKING" includes the drinking or consuming of beer or liquor in or I
on any public place in the City of Bozeman, Montana.
Section II
Public drinking and public display and exhibition of beer or liquor as defined
herein are hereby prohibited, and it shall be unlawful for any person to -engage in public
drinking, public display or exhibition of beer or liquor within the city limits of Bozeman,
Montana.
Section III
This Ordinance shall become effective and be in full force from and after thirty
(30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman this
1ST day of March, 1978.
~ MAYOR
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Clerk of the City Comm. ion
State of Montana ) I
County of Gallatin)
City of Bozeman' )
I, Erna V. Hardin, Clerk~of the Commission of the City of Bozeman,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1001,was published
by title and number in the-Boz~an Daily Chronicle,~ewspaper of
general circulation printed 'and published in said Bozeman in the issue
of the 5th day of March, 1978 , and due proof of such publication is on
file in my office.,-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate
seal of my office this 10th day of March, 1978.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1001