Daytona Beach, FL Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

City Code § 10-5(a) bans drinking, or carrying in an open cup, can or other unsealed container, any alcoholic beverage on any public right-of-way, including streets, sidewalks and alleyways, on land the city owns or controls, or inside any city-owned or city-controlled building or facility. The ban applies to everyone except a licensed beverage salesperson or agent moving product, and it covers the whole city, not just the beachside entertainment district. 2069 and article IV of chapter 102. Outside those five situations, an open container anywhere on a public street, sidewalk or city-controlled parcel violates the section.

Section 10-5 sits alongside related but separate rules at section 10-8, which bars open-container consumption in parking lots within 100 feet of the State Road A1A right-of-way, and section 10-9, which extends the ban to the outside premises of bars and restaurants within 200 feet of the building. 00, imprisonment for up to 60 days, or both, with each day of a continuing violation counted as a separate offense.