Kill Devil Hills, NC Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned
- Open alcohol containers on listed town property
- Covered sites
- Bathhouse, Meekins/Hayman/Aviation, Copley Drive, disc golf
- Building rule
- No alcohol storage, even sealed, in town buildings
- Exception
- Unopened containers OK in vehicles/coolers at listed parks
- Exempt
- On-duty law enforcement officers
- Penalty
- $50-$500/day civil fine, § 130.99(A)
Summary
Kill Devil Hills bans open alcohol containers on a specific list of town properties, the Ocean Bay Boulevard bathhouse, Meekins Field, Hayman Park, Aviation Park, Centennial Paths, Copley Drive Park and the disc golf course, and bars storing any alcohol, even sealed, inside town buildings. Unopened containers can stay in a vehicle or cooler at those same parks.
OPEN CONTAINER. A container whose seal has been broken, or a container other than the manufacturer's unopened original container. ... TOWN PROPERTY. The Ocean Bay Boulevard Regional Bathhouse and adjacent and designated parking areas; Meekins Field and adjacent parking area, Hayman Park, Aviation Park and Centennial Paths and adjacent parking area; Copley Drive Park; the Casey R. Logan Disc Golf Course; and all town-owned buildings. ... (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any alcoholic beverage in an open container on town property. It shall be unlawful to store alcoholic beverages in any town-owned buildings.
Full Breakdown
11 CONSUMPTION AND STORAGE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON TOWN PROPERTY, adopted by Ord. 07-02 in 2007 and amended by Ord. ' The ban applies to a defined list of 'town property': the Ocean Bay Boulevard Regional Bathhouse and its adjacent parking, Meekins Field and its parking area, Hayman Park, Aviation Park and Centennial Paths and their parking, Copley Drive Park, the Casey R. 11(B), possessing an alcoholic beverage in an open container at any of those locations is unlawful, and storing alcoholic beverages, even sealed, inside a town-owned building is unlawful outright.
11(C) makes clear it is not unlawful to keep unopened alcoholic beverages in a vehicle, cooler or other storage device at the bathhouse, Meekins Field, Hayman Park, Aviation Park, Centennial Paths, Copley Drive Park or the disc golf course, so a sealed cooler in a car at those lots is fine even though the same open bottle would not be. 11(D). 99(A): a civil penalty of $50 per day for the first 15 days after the town gives notice, $100 per day for days 16 through 30, and $500 per day, or the state-law maximum if higher, after 30 days, layered on top of any other town remedy.
Violations & Fines
A violation is enforced under § 130.99(A)'s general penalty since § 130.11 has no specific one: a civil fine starting at $50 per day for the first 15 days after town notice, rising to $100 per day through day 30 and $500 per day after that, with each day counted as a separate offense, cumulative with any criminal or injunctive remedy the town pursues.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I drink a beer at Hayman Park in Kill Devil Hills?
Can I keep a sealed cooler of beer in my car at the disc golf course?
Is any alcohol allowed inside a Kill Devil Hills town building?
What's the penalty for an open-container violation on town property?
Sources & Official References
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