Legal Documents of Newport

Code of Newport

Table of Contents » Title 8 Alcoholic Beverages » Chapter 1 Intoxicating Liquors » § 8-101 Intoxicating liquors prohibited, exception.
Print This Page
PDF
Go to
8
Title 8
8-1
Title 8, Chapter 1
8-101
§ 8-101
Newport
Title 8 : Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 1 : Intoxicating Liquors

8-101 : Intoxicating liquors prohibited, exception.

  1. As used in this section, the words "intoxicating liquor" shall be construed to include whiskey, wine, "homebrew," "moonshine" and all other intoxicating, spiritous, vinous or malt liquors and beers which contain more than five percent (5%) of alcohol by weight.
  2. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or attempt to manufacture, receive, possess, store, transport, sell or attempt to sell or furnish any intoxicating liquor within the city.

  3. Nothing in subsection (2) shall make it unlawful:

    1. For any priest or minister of any religious denomination or sect to receive and possess wines for sacramental purposes or for any common or other carrier to ship or transport wine to any priest or minister for such purposes.
    2. For any common carrier to transport intoxicating liquor through the city when the carrier has a valid bill of lading for the intoxicating liquor which is consigned from and addressed to persons located outside the city in areas where the possession of intoxicating liquor has been legalized. (Ord. #2007-19, May 2007)