Tigard, OR Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

Tigard Municipal Code § 7.32.180 bars consuming any alcoholic beverage in or upon any public place or premises open to the public in the City of Tigard unless that place has been licensed by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. The licensing exception covers OLCC-licensed premises. The section contains a definition that changes its reach: for its purposes, "public place" and "premises open to the public" do not include parks, so drinking in a park is not governed by this section. Subsection (b) makes a violation a violation, not a crime, punishable by a fine of not more than $250.00.

As printed, the section addresses consumption, not possession. Parks have their own rule in § 7.52.100. Under subsection (B), no person may take into or possess any alcoholic beverage in a city park other than for the person's own use, which the code defines as use by the person and by any person attending the same social event who is of legal age. No intoxicated person may enter or remain in any city park, and the sale of beer or wine in parks requires a city permit.

Subsection (C) goes further for parks located within the city's urban renewal districts: no person may sell, purchase, or consume any alcoholic beverage there without a city permit. The civil penalty under § 7.52.100(D) cannot exceed $600 for a first violation and $1,000 for subsequent violations within 12 months of a previous violation. Subsection (E) makes alcoholic beverages and containers present in violation contraband that the city can dispose of or retain as evidence. Permitted special events add a layer: under § 7.48.050(E), if alcohol will be sold, consumed, or possessed, the applicant must show compliance with all applicable OLCC regulations and obtain liquor liability insurance in an amount determined by the city.