West Allis, WI Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Covers
- Alcohol and CBD/THC beverages
- Applies to
- Public ways, City property
- Exception
- Council-designated community events
- Exception
- Farmers market purchases
Summary
Open containers of alcohol or CBD/THC beverages are banned on West Allis public ways and City property, with carve-outs for licensed premises and permitted community events.
No person may consume or possess alcohol beverages or CBD/THC beverages in an open container while upon any public way or City-owned property. This provision does not apply to any of the following: Any premises where a government-issued license or permit allows the consumption of alcohol...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: ?).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 6.03 prohibits consuming or possessing an open container of alcohol or a CBD/THC beverage on any public way or City-owned property. Exceptions cover premises with a government-issued alcohol license, drinks lawfully bought at a Common Council-designated community event or an adjacent licensee, alcohol from the farmers market, and fermented malt beverages consumed on a commercial quadricycle. Licensed sellers also can't knowingly let a patron leave with an open container except to enter an adjacent community event.
Violations & Fines
Possessing or drinking from an open container on a public way or City property outside the listed exceptions is a citable violation enforced by West Allis Police.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Are CBD/THC drinks treated like alcohol under this rule?
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