§ 12.54.210. Alcohol in horse-drawn carriage.

A.

A certificate holder or driver commits an offense if he or she provides an alcoholic beverage to a passenger for a fee or as part of the passenger transport service.

B.

A certificate holder or carriage driver commits an offense if he or she provides or stocks any alcoholic beverage in the horse-drawn carriage.

C.

Alcoholic beverages may be consumed by a carriage passenger under the following conditions:

1.

Pursuant to Metropolitan Code of Laws Section 7.24.040, no alcoholic beverage may be transported or in the possession of carriage operator or passenger for the purpose of consumption while on a carriage on a street, alley, sidewalk, parking lot, parking garage or other area generally open to the public in a glass, aluminum or metal container unless such container is commercially sealed.

2.

No glassware of any kind shall be allowed on a carriage including but not limited to bottles, receptacles or drinking glasses.

3.

Alcoholic beverages as defined in this Section may only be consumed from plastic cups, paper cups, or cups made from other materials that are lightweight, recyclable and biodegradable.

4.

Alcoholic beverages as defined in this Section may be consumed only when the passenger is in or on carriage and only when otherwise permitted by all applicable state or local law and regulations, including but not limited to all other applicable provisions of the Tennessee Code Annotated, this chapter, this Title, and the Metropolitan Code.

5.

The operator and driver may not allow consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of twenty-one. If alcoholic beverages as defined in this subsection are present on a carriage, the carriage operator shall not transport persons under the age of twenty-one on the carriage.

(Amdt. 1 to Ord. BL2017-645 § 1, 2017; Ord. BL2017-645 § 1, 2017; Amdt. 1 and 2 with Ord. 2002-1075 § 1 (part), 2002)