Brown County, WI Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Governs
- streets around Veterans Memorial Arena
- Prohibited
- open alcohol containers on public ways
- Exception
- licensed concession-area drink sales
- Located in
- Village of Ashwaubenon
Summary
Brown County Code § 31.16(2) bans open containers of alcohol on the streets, sidewalks and parking lots ringing the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena near Lombardi Avenue and South Oneida Street.
(2) No person shall be in possession of any glass, can or other open container containing alcohol beverages on any thoroughfare, street, sidewalk, parking lot or any other public way in the area bounded by the East curb line of South Oneida Street from its intersection with Lombardi Avenue South to the South curb line of Arena Drive...
Full Breakdown
Chapter 31.16 of the Brown County Code prohibits carrying any glass, can, or other open container of alcohol beverages on the public thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking lots in the area surrounding the county-owned Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena: bounded by South Oneida Street, Lombardi Avenue and Arena Drive in the Village of Ashwaubenon. The ban is limited to that arena perimeter; it is not a countywide open-container law for Brown County generally. A separate exception lets arena concessionaires sell alcohol beverages by the individual drink for consumption on the immediate concession premises, under the Arena Manager's control.
Violations & Fines
Carrying an open glass, can, or other container of alcohol on the streets, sidewalks or parking lots around the Arena violates § 31.16(2); this section does not list its own dollar forfeiture, unlike other Chapter 31 offenses capped at $500.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I drink alcohol at an arena concession stand?
Sources & Official References
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