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New Open Container Alcohol Regulations On Pensacola Beach
March 2, 2016
There’s a new alcohol ordinance in effect at Pensacola Beach.
The ordinance restricts open containers in public areas of the commercial district of Pensacola Beach. It is illegal to consume or possess any alcoholic beverages in an open container in the public areas within the commercial district like sidewalks, boardwalks, roads and parking lots. It is permissible to have an open container on the sandy portions of the beach, except the “family area” of Casino Beach just west of the Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier.
The commercial district of Pensacola Beach is generally considered the area from the Bob Sikes Bridge south to the Casino Beach Bandstand, and from the first residence on the west to Avendia 10 on the east. Signs have been placed in the commercial district and beach goers are encouraged to ask lifeguards and law enforcement questions about the new policy. A special permitting process is available through the SRIA for events seeking an exemption to the open container restrictions.
Escambia County Board of County Commissioners adopted the ordinance back in December with an effective date of March 1.
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3 Responses to “New Open Container Alcohol Regulations On Pensacola Beach”
So I’m here from LSU with 3 other girls and a guy. We are in undergrad and in law school. We study our butts off to finally relax on the beach; have a few drinks, listen to music, have a great time you know? Let us live and be young! Without us, your biggest market, this beach would be dead year-round.
So, how is this going to work? Won’t this take up too much time for the law enforcement ? Plus, now the kids who bring liquor and get drunk and crazy, will be terrorizing the private, tax paying homeowners? It seems to me that it would have been better to keep them in an area that is lawfully supervised.
This new ordinance concerns me.
bet this wont be enforced on Memorial weekend