Alcoholic beverages prohibited.
Columbus City Codes § 919.13
in effect919.13 - Alcoholic beverages prohibited.
(A) No person shall knowingly possess with the purpose to consume any liquor or beer, as defined in Ohio R.C. Chapter 4301, while being in or upon any park.
(B) For the purposes of subsection (A) of this section, any person found in or upon any park and in possession of any liquor or beer is presumed to knowingly possess the liquor or beer with the purpose to consume such.
(C) Subsection (A) of this section shall not apply to the following locations:
(1) Municipal golf courses when concessions which include the possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer are contracted by the recreation and parks department.
(2) The Columbus Zoo premises when the possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer is permitted by written authorization from the Columbus Zoological Park Association.
(3) The Cultural Arts Center when the possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer is permitted by written authorization from the director of the recreation and parks department.
(4) The following parks: Franklin Park, Goodale Park, Harrison Park, Mayme Moore Park, Schiller Park, Frank Fetch Park or Berliner Park when the possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer is permitted by written authorization from the director of the recreation and parks department.
(5) Certain enclosed, public rental shelter houses and/or facilities when the possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer is permitted by written authorization from the director of the recreation and parks department.
(6) Parkland within the Downtown District when the possession, sale and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted by written authorization from the director of the recreation and parks department.
(D) The possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer, when permitted by subsection (C), shall be in compliance with all applicable laws pertaining thereto and with any recreation and parks department administrative rules. Failure to comply with any laws or administrative rules shall be sufficient grounds for immediate revocation of permit.
(Ord. No. 0265-2017, § 1, 5-22-17; Ord. No. 2739-2017, § 1, 11-20-2017; Ord. No. 0313-2019, 3-11-2019)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9STPAPUPRCO_CH919PARURE_919.13ALBEPRFetched: 10/27/2026