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Chapter 53. Public Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages and Marijuana/ Tetrahydrocannabinol

Section 53-1. No person shall consume an alcoholic beverage as defined by General Laws Chapter 138, Section 1, as amended, or possess an opened container of such beverage, or smoke, ingest, or otherwise use or consume marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol as defined by General Laws Chapter 94C, Section 1 within the limits of any park, playground, public building, schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery, parking lot or any area owned by or under the control of the Town of Littleton nor shall any person consume an alcoholic beverage, or consume marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol on any public way or way to which the public has a right of access as invitees or licensees, including any person in a motor vehicle while it is in, on, or upon any public way or any way to which the public has a right of access as aforesaid, within the limits of the Town of Littleton; and no person shall consume any alcoholic beverages, or consume marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol as previously defined, in, on, or upon any private land or place without the consent of the owner or person in control of such private land or place.

Section 53-2. All alcoholic beverages, marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol being used in violation of this section may be seized and held until final adjudication of the charge against any such person or persons has been made by the court. Upon final adjudication all alcoholic beverage and marijuana/THC evidence will be destroyed.

Section 53-3. This by-law may be enforced through any lawful means in law or in equity including, but not limited to, enforcement by non-criminal disposition pursuant to G.L. c. 40, § 21D, by the Board of Selectmen, the Town Administrator, or their duly authorized agents, or any police officer. The fine for violation of this by-law shall be three hundred dollars ($300) for each offense. Any penalty imposed under this by-law shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under G.L. c. 94C, § 32L.