CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN DESIGNATED AREAS PROHIBITED.
Austin City Code § 4-9-11
in effect§ 4-9-11 - CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN DESIGNATED AREAS PROHIBITED.
(A) In this section "alcoholic beverage" means any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume that is consumed diluted or undiluted as a beverage.
(B) Except as provided in Subsection (C), a person may not consume an alcoholic beverage on a public street, sidewalk, or park located in a designated area defined in Section 4-9-1(B) (Definitions).
(C) This section does not apply to:
(1) an events authorized by Code Sections 8-3-5 (Temporary Sales of Beverages and Food), 14-6-3 (Temporary Closure for a Street Festivity), or Chapter 14-8 (Temporary Street Closure for a Street Event);
(2) a participant in or spectator at organized athletic league play or practice; or
(3) a customers at a sidewalk cafe licensed under Chapter 14-4 (Sidewalk Cafés).
(D) A person commits an offense if the person consumes an alcoholic beverage on property of the Austin Water Utility, if the property has been posted with a sign prohibiting consumption of alcoholic beverages on the property. A sign posted under this subsection must be located on the property in a manner that is reasonably likely to come to the attention of a person entering the property.
(E) This section does not prohibit or otherwise control the manufacture, sale, distribution, transportation, or possession of alcoholic beverages.
Source: 1992 Code Section 8-3-9(B) through (D); Ord. 031023-12; Ord. 031211-11.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4BUREPERE_CH4-9REALBE_S4-9-11COALBEDEARPRFetched: 10/27/2026