The police have been strict about public drinking, and this has helped enormously.

Most cities ban public drinking and selling liquor to people who appear drunk.

The authorities said the man was shot while violently resisting police officers who were trying to arrest him for public drinking.

But, perhaps not surprisingly, police efforts to prohibit public drinking brought only mixed results.

He acknowledged that 400 summonses were issued for public drinking last year.

We lecture the men on public drinking and what it means to be an adult.

But city leaders say the ban would strengthen efforts to cut down on public drinking.

As a result, almost no public drinking or marijuana use was apparent.

The city's blue laws forbade public drinking and other activities on the Sabbath.

The Islamic fundamentalists frown on such activities as public drinking and dancing.