Oregon, OH Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

07 of the Oregon Codified Ordinances makes it illegal to possess an opened container of beer or intoxicating liquor in a State liquor store, on the premises of most Division of Liquor Control permit holders outside listed exceptions, in any other public place, or while operating or riding in a stationary or moving motor vehicle on any street, highway or public or private lot open for vehicular travel or parking. That sweeps in the Navarre Avenue commercial strip, city parking lots, sidewalks and any park in Oregon.

The section carries its own built-in exceptions rather than a permit system: patrons may carry an open container purchased for on-premises consumption from an A-1-A, D-1 through D-9, E or F-series liquor permit holder, wine served as a tasting sample under an F-10 farmers-market permit, drinks consumed at an approved convention-facility tasting, or beverages inside a chauffeured limousine under a prearranged contract where the passenger does not sit in the front seat. A resealed, tamper-evident bottle of wine stored in a vehicle trunk is also excluded from the definition of an open container.

None of those exceptions reach an ordinary pedestrian, a bar patron who steps onto the sidewalk with a drink, or a driver carrying a beer in the cupholder. C. 99(A). The Oregon Division of Police enforces the section on patrol and can cite anyone found holding an open container in a public place, in a vehicle, or outside the specific licensed-premises exceptions listed in subsection (c).