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Council adopts ordinances tightening open-container and alcohol licensing rules, sets effective date for enforcement
Summary
The council adopted two measures changing local alcohol rules: an ordinance prohibiting consumption of alcohol brought onto nonresidential business premises without a license and amendments raising alcoholic-license application fees; the open-container prohibition was amended to take effect Jan. 15, 2026; one councilor abstained on that vote.
The Montgomery City Council adopted an ordinance prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic beverages brought onto nonresidential business premises that do not have an alcoholic beverage license for on-site consumption, and separately approved fee increases for alcoholic-license applications.
Councilors amended the open-consumption…
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