Moorpark, CA Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Alcohol threshold
- above 0.5% alcohol by volume
- Covers
- streets, sidewalks, parks, public buildings
- Private property
- banned without owner's consent
- Exception
- permitted city property with license
- Citation
- Moorpark Municipal Code § 9.20.010
Summary
Moorpark bans drinking or holding an open container of any beverage over 0.5% alcohol by volume on streets, sidewalks, school grounds, government property, and any other public place citywide.
It is unlawful for any person to drink any malt, spiritous, or vinous liquor containing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of alcohol by volume or to hold or to exercise dominion and control over any open container containing such beverage:
A. Upon any public street, sidewalk, highway, or alley or while occupying any vehicle or conveyance thereon;
B. Upon any public school ground or any building, bleacher, or stadium thereon;
C. In any public place, place of public assembly, or in any place open to the public;
D. In or upon any building or premises, or portion thereof, owned or occupied by the city, county, state, a park district, school district, sanitation district, flood control district, water works district, or by any other governmental agency;
E. Upon any private street, building, or other private property within the city without the consent of the person or entity in possession or control thereof. (Ord. 6 § 9 (part), 1983; Ord. 374 § 1, 2009)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978490; v10 updated 2026-07-01).
Full Breakdown
Moorpark Municipal Code § 9.20.010 prohibits drinking, or exercising control over an open container of, any beverage over one-half of one percent alcohol by volume on public streets, sidewalks, and alleys; in a vehicle on those streets; on public school grounds and stadiums; in any place of public assembly; on property owned or occupied by the city, county, state, or a special district; and on private property without the possessor's consent. Section 9.20.020 exempts city-owned property used under an authorized license or permit, and Section 9.20.030 separately bans dumping alcohol containers in public streets, sidewalks, or alleys.
Violations & Fines
Public consumption or open-container violations are cited as infractions under Title 9's general enforcement provisions; officers routinely confiscate the container along with issuing the citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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