Beginning May 19, 2022, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on each of the listed days, adults 21 years of age and older are permitted to walk with alcoholic beverages in designated containers through Asheboro's Zoo City Social District. The Social District is a defined area of downtown where alcoholic beverages purchased from participating businesses may be consumed in outdoor public spaces during the specified times.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Adult beverages must be purchased from one of the participating businesses located within the Zoo City Social District. The beverage must remain in a specially designed container that indicates when and where the drink was purchased. Businesses participating in the Social District are displaying the Zoo City Social District logo at the businesses entrance. Beverage cups must be discarded into trash cans located throughout the Zoo City Social District.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
All alcoholic beverages MUST be purchased and consumed within the Zoo City Social District boundaries and MUST be consumed from the regulated container received at drink purchase. The days and hours of the Zoo City Social District are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on each of the listed days. Visitors CANNOT carry alcoholic beverages from one restaurant or bar into another bar or restaurant that serves alcohol. Visitors to downtown who have purchased an alcoholic beverage permitted by the Social District are reminded to check to see if a business allows alcoholic beverages on-premises before entering by looking for the District logo at the business entrance.
FOR FULL RULES AND REGULATIONS AND A MAP OF THE SOCIAL DISTRICT:
Visit https://asheboronc.gov/discover_asheboro/zoo_city_social_district.php
Original source can be found here.
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