Flint, MI Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Public consumption
- Banned on streets, parks, public places
- Park possession
- Banned without Parks Dept. permission
- Max fine
- $500 (general penalty)
- Max jail
- 90 days
Summary
The City of Flint bans drinking alcohol or beer on public streets, in parks, or in any other public place, including unlicensed stores or businesses.
No alcoholic liquors or beer shall be consumed on the public streets, parks or in any other public places, including any store or establishment doing business with the public not licensed to sell alcoholic liquor or beer therein. No person shall have in his possession or under his or her control, any alcoholic liquor or beer upon or within any public park or parkway; provided, that such possession and consumption of alcoholic liquor or beer may be permitted within buildings or structures under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation where not otherwise prohibited by law, upon the securing of permission from the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2016 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3821, passed 3-1-2012).
Full Breakdown
Flint City Code § 6-6 prohibits consuming alcoholic liquor or beer on public streets, in parks, or in any other public place, including any store or establishment doing business with the public that isn't licensed to sell alcohol. Separately, no one may even possess alcohol within a public park or parkway unless the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation grants permission for use inside a building or structure under Parks and Recreation's jurisdiction. There's no specific fine listed in § 6-6 itself, so violations fall under the city's general penalty in § 1-7: a fine up to $500, imprisonment up to 90 days, or both, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Fine up to $500 and/or up to 90 days in jail under the Ch. 1 general penalty (§ 1-7); each day treated as a separate offense.
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