Gulf Shores’ ban on beach drinking continues ‘til April 17

Gulf Shores’ ban on beach drinking continues ‘til April 17

The City of Gulf Shores’ ban on alcohol consumption on all public beaches continues through April 17, the end of the college spring break season. Although alcohol consumption (no glass) is still legal in Orange Beach in front of homes, hotels and condos, alcohol is banned on that city’s state beaches.
Both cities reported far fewer problems and significantly fewer arrrests than in 2016, according to an Associated Press report.
Police departments from Gulf Shores and Orange Beach published notices on its facebook pages stating that the cities will have a zero tolerance policy for lawbreakers. The Orange Beach notice specifically mentions digging large holes in the sand, sleeping in cars, jumping from balconies and loud music on the beach as misbehaviors that will be prosecuted.
“If you are looking for a party town, Orange Beach is not it,’’ the O.B. notice states.
“If your top priorities when visiting the beach are being drunk and disorderly, breaking what you consider to be small rules like underage drinking, littering & leaving glass on the beach, urinating in public, using drugs or engaging in violent or indecent behaviors, Gulf Shores is definitely not the place for you,” wrote Gulf Shores Police Chief Ed Delmore on the GSPD facebook page.