Irondequoit, NY Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

Section 164-6(C) of the Town Property Ordinance, as amended 6-20-2023 by L.L. No. 5-2023, is the Town of Irondequoit's open-container rule. It applies to Town property, a term § 164-4 defines to include real property the Town owns outright and also all real property leased, used or occupied by the Town, including adjacent parking areas. Section 164-3 extends the chapter to beaches governed by Chapter 206, Swimming.

The prohibition turns on possession plus intent. No person shall bring onto Town property, or have in his or her possession there, any liquor, beer or alcoholic beverage with the intent to consume it in an open or unsealed container. Section 164-4 defines the pieces. "Alcoholic beverages" includes all beverages as defined in the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law of the State of New York. A "container" is any bottle, can, glass, cup or similar receptacle suitable for or used to hold any liquid. "Intent to consume" includes drinking from the container, possession with movement of the container to the mouth, or any circumstances evidencing an intent to ultimately consume on any public lands.

The code names three exceptions: the lodges at Camp Eastman, the beer garden at the July 4 celebration, and other designated Town special events. Anyone else who wants approval for liquor, beer or alcoholic beverage consumption on Town property must submit the request in writing to the Irondequoit Town Supervisor. The Commissioner of Public Works does not grant this approval; the written route runs to the Supervisor.

Related rules sit beside it in § 164-6. Subsection (B) bars depositing cans and bottles anywhere except in receptacles provided for that purpose, and subsection (D) bars disorderly conduct under Penal Law § 240.20 and interference with the orderly use of Town property by others. Section 164-5 closes Town property between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. unless posted otherwise or authorized in writing.