[Adopted 2-26-1975; amended 4-23-1975; 1-26-1977; 3-7-1984; 4-14-1998; 11-24-1998; 3-26-2002 (Sec. 13:1
of the 1975 General Ordinances)]
The purpose of this article is to regulate the
sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in the Township of Burlington,
in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey, and provide for
the issuance of license fees in accordance with the provisions of
an Act of the Legislature, entitled "An Act Concerning Alcoholic Beverages,"
being Chapter 436 of the Laws of 1933, its supplements and regulations
issued or to be promulgated by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage
Control applicable thereto.
A.
Application requirements. All applications for licenses
shall be presented in writing and shall conform to the official form
promulgated by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control of
New Jersey and shall be filed with the Township Clerk accompanied
by such federal stamp tax as may be required or evidence of its payment,
the required license fee as hereinafter provided and otherwise as
required by said Act and under this article, which application shall
be addressed to the Township Council of the Township of Burlington;
all questions thereto shall be fully answered and verified by the
applicant and shall designate the place and kind of license applied
for.
B.
Administration. The Township Council of the Township
of Burlington shall receive, review and approve any applications for
initial licenses or renewals thereof. However, the Mayor as the chief
executive officer of the community shall, prior to action by the governing
body, cause a review of all applications submitted to the governing
body. In this connection, if the application is for a renewal of an
existing license which covers a premises within the Township of Burlington,
the Mayor shall direct the appropriate officers within the community
to inspect the premises to ensure that full compliance with police,
health and sanitation regulations is occurring.
C.
License subject to law. All applications for licenses
under this article and all licenses issued thereunder and all proceedings
in connection therewith shall be subject to the provisions of the
aforesaid Act of the Legislature, and the amendments thereof now in
force or that may hereafter be enacted, and the rules and regulations
of said State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control applicable thereto,
and the rules and regulations promulgated or to be promulgated by
the Township of Burlington.
D.
Unlawful to sell without license. It shall be unlawful
to sell or distribute alcoholic beverages in the Township of Burlington,
in the County of Burlington, without a license previously applied
for and granted pursuant to the provisions of said Act aforementioned.
[Amended 9-23-2008 by Ord. No. 08-OR-025]
A.
Plenary retail consumption licenses. The holder of
this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations,
to sell any alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises
by the glass or other open receptacle and also to sell any alcoholic
beverages in original containers for consumption off the licensed
premises, but this license shall not be issued to permit the sale
of alcoholic beverages in or upon any premises in which a grocery,
delicatessen, drugstore or other mercantile business is carried on,
except as hereinafter provided. The holder of this license shall be
permitted to conduct consumer wine, beer and spirits tastings and
samplings for a fee or on a complimentary basis pursuant to conditions
established by rules and regulations of the Division of Alcoholic
Beverage Control. Subject to such rules and regulations established
from time to time by the Director, the holder of this license shall
be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages in or upon the premises in
which any of the following is carried on: the keeping of a hotel or
restaurant, including the sale of mercantile items incidental thereto
as an accommodation to patrons; the sale, at an entertainment facility
as defined in N.J.S.A. 33:1-1, having a seating capacity for no less
than 4,000 patrons, of mercantile items traditionally associated with
the type of event or program held at the site; the sale of distillers',
brewers' and vintners' packaged merchandise prepacked as a unit with
other suitable objects as gift items to be sold only as a unit; the
sale of novelty wearing apparel identified with the name of the establishment
licensed under the provisions of this section; the sale of cigars,
cigarettes, packaged crackers, chips, nuts and similar snacks and
ice at retail as an accommodation to patrons, or the retail sale of
nonalcoholic beverages as accessory beverages to alcoholic beverages;
or, in commercial bowling establishments, the retail sale or rental
of bowling accessories and the retail sale from vending machines of
candy, ice cream and nonalcoholic beverages.
B.
Seasonal retail consumption licenses. The holder of
this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations,
to sell any alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises
by the glass or other open receptacle and also to sell any alcoholic
beverages in original containers for consumption off the licensed
premises during the summer season from May 1 until November 14, inclusive,
or during the winter season from November 15 until April 30, inclusive;
but this license shall not be issued to permit the sale of alcoholic
beverages in or upon any premises in which a grocery, delicatessen,
drugstore or other mercantile business is carried on, except as hereinafter
provided. Subject to such rules and regulations established from time
to time by the Director, the holder of this license shall be permitted
to sell alcoholic beverages in or upon the premises in which any of
the following is carried on: the keeping of a hotel or restaurant,
including the sale of mercantile items incidental thereto as an accommodation
to patrons; the sale of distillers', brewers' and vintners' packaged
merchandise prepacked as a unit with other suitable objects as gift
items to be sold only as a unit; the sale of novelty wearing apparel
identified with the name of the establishment licensed under the provisions
of this section; the sale of cigars, cigarettes, packaged crackers,
chips, nuts and similar snacks and ice at retail as an accommodation
to patrons; or the retail sale of nonalcoholic beverages as accessory
beverages to alcoholic beverages.
C.
Plenary retail distribution licenses.
(1)
The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject
to rules and regulations, to sell any alcoholic beverages for consumption
off the licensed premises, but only in original containers; except
that licensees shall be permitted to conduct consumer wine tastings
and samplings on a complimentary basis pursuant to conditions established
by rules and regulations of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control;
provided, however, that:
(a)
Patrons are limited to four one-and-one-half-ounce
samples in any twenty-four-hour period;
(b)
Samples are not offered to or allowed to be
consumed by any person under the legal age for consuming alcoholic
beverages or an intoxicated person;
(c)
Samples are not offered when the sale of alcoholic
beverages is otherwise prohibited; and
(d)
Tastings and samplings are confined to the licensed
premises and all wine used in the tastings and samplings shall be
owned by the licensee conducting these tastings and samplings.
(2)
Notwithstanding the imposition of any other penalty that may be lawfully imposed, a person who violates Subsection C(1)(a) through (d) of this section shall be fined an amount to be established by the Division.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(3), regarding the
sale of alcoholic beverages upon any premises in which any other mercantile
business is conducted, which immediately followed this subsection,
was repealed 2-26-2013 by Ord. No. 13-OR-008.
D.
Club licenses. The holder of this license shall be
entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to sell any alcoholic
beverages but only for immediate consumption on the licensed premises
and only to bona fide club members and their guests. Club licenses
may be issued only to such corporations, associations and organizations
as are operated for benevolent, charitable, fraternal, social, religious,
recreational, athletic or similar purposes, and not for private gain,
and which comply with all conditions which may be imposed by the Director
of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control by rules and regulations.
[Amended 7-13-2010 by Ord. No. 10-OR-017]
A.
The following fees are hereby determined as the appropriate license
fees to be charged for the licenses listed above for the year 2010,
whether or not any such licenses are permitted to be issued under
the terms of this article.
B.
Each of the licenses listed above shall be deemed annually increased
to the maximum amount permissible under N.J.S.A. 33:1-12, et seq.,
which is $2,500 for a plenary retail consumption license, $2,500 for
a plenary retail distribution license, and for a seasonal retail consumption
license, 75% of the fee for a plenary retail consumption license.
The fee for a license may not be increased by more than 20% from that
charged in the preceding year or $500, whichever is lesser, so that
the fee for a plenary retail consumption license and a plenary retail
distribution license as of January 1, 2011, will be $2,400, and on
January 1, 2012, the fee will be $2,500. The fee for the seasonal
retail consumption license on January 1, 2011, shall be $1,800, and
on January 1, 2012, will be $1,875.
C.
The fee for a club license shall be $188.
A.
Maximum number of licenses. The number of licenses
issued within the Township of Burlington shall be in accordance with
the following schedule:
[Amended 9-25-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-OR-024; 6-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-OR-011]
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Type
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Number Allowed
|
|---|---|
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Plenary retail consumption license
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7
|
|
Seasonal retail consumption license
|
0
|
|
Plenary retail distribution license
|
3
|
|
Club license
|
4
|
B.
Exception. It is hereby reserved to the Township Council
the right and authority, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.20, to issue
a new license to a person who operates a hotel or motel containing
100 guest-sleeping rooms or who may hereafter construct and establish
a new hotel or motel containing at least 100 sleeping rooms.
A.
Qualified persons. No license shall be issued to any
person, firm, corporation, group or partnership not fully qualified
under the provisions of said law to hold said license.
B.
Terms; return of fee. All licenses shall be issued
for a term of one year from the first day of July in each year, and
all fees shall be paid in advance upon presentation of the application
as herein provided; any licensee, however, who shall voluntarily surrender
his license and who shall not have committed any violation of this
article or any rule or regulation and who shall have paid all taxes,
setoffs, or counterclaims that may become due to the State of New
Jersey, or to the Township of Burlington, shall be entitled, after
the deduction of 50% of said fee as a surrender fee to the prorated
fee for the unexpired term.
A.
Normal hours of closing. The consumption or sale of
alcoholic beverages within any place of business licensed under the
provisions of this article shall be prohibited during the terms and
during the hours hereafter set forth:
|
Days
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Hours
|
|---|---|
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Weekdays and Saturdays
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2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
|
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Sundays
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2:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
|
B.
Holidays. The consumption or sale of alcoholic beverages
within any place of business licensed under the provisions of this
article shall be prohibited at the times and during the hours of the
holidays as set forth below:
|
Days
|
Hours
|
|---|---|
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New Year's Day
|
If Sunday, 2:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
If any other weekday, 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
|
A.
Closing premises during public emergency or crime
investigation. No licensee shall sell, serve or deliver or allow,
permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic beverage,
at retail, or allow, permit or suffer the consumption of any alcoholic
beverage on the licensed premises, or allow, permit or suffer the
retail licensed premises to be open, during any period for which any
duly constituted state, county or municipal law enforcement authority,
because of a public emergency or investigation of crime, has ordered
the licensed premises to be closed, unless excepted by the appropriate
authority to permit continuing conduct of business other than the
sale of alcoholic beverages.
B.
House-to-house solicitation forbidden. No licensee
shall directly or indirectly solicit from house to house, personally
or by telephone, the purchase of any alcoholic beverage, or allow,
permit or suffer such solicitation.
C.
Narcotic and illegal activities; prohibited patrons.
No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer in or upon the licensed
premises any prostitute, female impersonator, pickpocket, swindler,
confidence man or any notorious criminal, gangster, racketeer or other
person of ill repute; nor shall any licensee allow, permit or suffer
in or upon the licensed premises any unlawful possession of or any
unlawful activity pertaining to narcotic or other drugs or other controlled
dangerous substances, as defined by the New Jersey Controlled Dangerous
Substances Act (N.J.S.A. 24:21-1 et seq.), or any prescription legend
drug, in any form, which is not a narcotic, depressant or stimulant
drug or controlled dangerous substance as heretofore defined; nor
shall any licensee allow, permit or suffer the licensed premises to
be accessible to any premises upon which any illegal activity or enterprise
is carried on, or the licensed premises or business to be used in
furtherance or aid of or accessible to any illegal activity or enterprise.
D.
Immoral activities; disturbances; nuisance on premises.
No licensee shall engage in or allow, permit or suffer in or upon
the licensed premises any lewdness, immoral society, or foul, filthy,
indecent or obscene language or conduct, or any brawl, act of violence,
disturbance of unnecessary noise; nor shall any licensee allow, permit
or suffer the licensed place of business to be conducted in such manner
as to become a nuisance.
E.
Lottery. No licensee shall engage in or allow, permit
or suffer in or upon the licensed premises the conduct of any lottery
or any ticket or participation right in any lottery to be sold or
offered for sale; nor shall any licensee possess, have custody of,
or allow, permit or suffer any such ticket or participation right
in or upon the licensed premises; provided, however, that the provisions
of this section shall not apply to bingo or raffles, or tickets or
participation rights therein, being conducted pursuant to appropriate
license under the Bingo Licensing Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-24) or the Raffles
Licensing Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-50), but in any such instance of bingo
at licensed premises, the licensee, during the period between the
commencement of the first and the conclusion of the last game, shall
not sell, serve or deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service,
delivery or consumption of any alcoholic beverage in any room or outdoor
area where the bingo or any part thereof is being conducted.
F.
Gambling. No licensee shall engage in or allow, permit
or suffer any pool-selling, book-making or any playing for money at
faro, roulette, rouge et noir or any unlawful game or gambling of
any kind, or allow, permit or suffer any device or apparatus designed
for any such purpose, or any machine or device commonly known as a
bagatelle or pinball machine in or upon the licensed premises, nor
shall any licensee possess, have custody of, or allow, permit or suffer
in or upon the licensed premises any slip, ticket, book, record, document,
memorandum or other writing pertaining in any way to any pool-selling,
book-making or any unlawful game or gambling of any kind; provided,
however, that bingo and raffles may be permitted in or upon the licensed
premises to the same extent as is set forth by law.
G.
Slot machines. No licensee shall possess, or allow,
permit or suffer in or upon the licensed premises, any slot machine
or device in the nature of a slot machine which may be used for the
purpose of playing for money or other valuable thing.
H.
Contraceptives. No licensee, except bona fide pharmacies
to the extent that they may be duly authorized by law, shall sell,
distribute or possess, or allow, permit or suffer the sale or distribution,
or the possession for the purpose of sales or distribution of any
prophylactic against venereal disease or any contraceptive device,
either chemical or mechanical, or possess, allow, permit or suffer
any mechanical device for such sale or distribution, in or upon the
licensed premises or any other premises used in connection therewith.
I.
Adulterated alcoholic beverages. No licensee shall
manufacture, transport, possess, sell, barter, give away, offer for
sale or furnish any alcoholic beverage adulterated with methanol,
alkaloids, acetone, phenols, formaldehyde, isopropyl or tertiary butyl
alcohol or other harmful substance whatsoever.
J.
Liquored candy. No licensee shall manufacture, sell,
offer for sale, possess, or allow, permit or suffer in or upon the
licensed premises, any candy containing rum, cognac, brandy, cordial
or other alcoholic beverage, generally known as liquored candy.
K.
Receiving prohibited deliveries of alcoholic beverages.
No licensee shall receive, possess or sell any alcoholic beverage
transported into this state in violation of the provisions of the
rules and regulations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission.
L.
Possession of opened containers of alcoholic beverages
by retail distribution licensee. No retail distribution licensee shall
permit any alcoholic beverage to be consumed in or upon the licensed
premises, nor shall such licensee possess or allow, permit or suffer
any open containers of alcoholic beverage in or upon the licensed
premises; provided, however, that opened bottles of alcoholic beverages
returned by a customer as allegedly defective may be so possessed
pending return to the manufacturer or wholesaler, and further provided
the container is immediately resealed and labeled with the name and
address of the customer and the date of return by the customer.
M.
Retail licensee receiving alcoholic beverages from
prohibited sources.
(1)
No retail licensee shall purchase or obtain any alcoholic
beverage except from the holder of a New Jersey manufacturer's or
wholesaler's license or pursuant to a special permit first obtained
from the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(2)
Purchase of alcoholic beverages by one retailer from
another and sale of alcoholic beverages by one retailer to another
are prohibited; provided, however, that the passage of title in any
alcoholic beverages from transferor to transferee of a license may
be authorized by special permit obtained from the Director of the
Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
N.
Copies of current retail license certificate; application;
list of current employees.
(1)
No retail licensee shall conduct the licensed business
unless:
(a)
The current license certificate is at all times
conspicuously displayed on the licensed premises in such plain view
as to be easily read by all persons visiting such premises.
(b)
A photostatic or other true copy of the application
for the current license is kept on the licensed premises.
(c)
A list, in form prescribed by the Director of
the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, containing the names and
addresses of and required information with respect to all persons
currently employed on the licensed premises, is kept on the licensed
premises.
(2)
The application copy and list shall be available for
inspection by the Director, his deputies inspectors, and investigators,
and by any officer, as defined by N.J.S.A. 33:1-1(p).
O.
Indecent matter. No licensee shall allow, permit or
suffer in or upon the licensed premises or have in his possession
or distribute or cause to be distributed any obscene, indecent, filthy,
lewd, lascivious or disgusting recording, printing, writing, picture
or other matter.
P.
Certain ingredients prohibited. No licensee shall
sell or possess, or allow, permit or suffer in or upon the licensed
premises, any malt, hops, oak shavings or chips, flavoring or coloring
agents, cordial or liquor extracts, essences or syrups, or any ingredient,
compound or preparation of similar nature.
Q.
Combination sales. No licensee privileged to sell
any alcoholic beverages at retail shall, directly or indirectly, sell
or offer for sale at retail any alcoholic beverage for consumption
off the licensed premises except at a specified price per container
or specified price per case thereof, or both; "combination sales"
of any kind, consisting of more than one article, whether it be an
alcoholic beverage or something else, at a single aggregate price
are prohibited.
R.
Gifts and inducements; advertising novelties. No licensee
privileged to sell any alcoholic beverages at retail shall, directly
or indirectly, offer or furnish any gift, prize, coupon, premium,
rebate, unauthorized discount or similar inducement with the retail
sale of any alcoholic beverage or engage in or allow, permit or suffer
in or upon the licensed premises or in connection with the conduct
of the licensed business any practice unduly designed to increase
the consumption of alcoholic beverages; provided, however, that nothing
herein shall prevent such licensees from furnishing advertising novelties
of nominal value, and further provided that such licensees shall not
advertise the availability of such novelties by any sign or display
or in any periodical, publication, circular, handbill, direct mailing
piece or similar media.
S.
Hostesses. No plenary or seasonal retail consumption
licensee shall allow, permit or suffer any female employed on the
licensed premises to accept any food or beverage, alcoholic or otherwise,
at the expense of or as a gift from any customer or patron.
T.
Substitute beverages. No licensee privileged to sell
alcoholic beverages for consumption off the licensed premises shall
serve or allow, permit or suffer the service of any alcoholic beverage
other than ordered or substitute a nonalcoholic beverage.
U.
Intoxicated workers. No licensee shall work in any
capacity in or upon the licensed premises while actually or apparently
intoxicated or allow, permit or suffer any actually or apparently
intoxicated person to work in any capacity in or upon the licensed
premises.
V.
Storage of alcoholic beverages. No licensee shall
store any alcoholic beverage except at his licensed premises or at
a public warehouse licensed under the Alcoholic Beverage Law or at
other premises pursuant to special permit first obtained from the
Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control; provided,
however, that the provisions of this section shall not prohibit the
storage of alcoholic beverages by a licensee upon the formerly licensed
premises for a period not exceeding five days subsequent to the effective
date of the transfer of the license to other premises.
W.
Tap markers. No licensee privileged to sell alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the licensed premises shall allow, permit
or suffer any tap on the licensed premises to be connected with any
barrel or other container of a malt alcoholic beverage unless the
tap bears a marker, not exceeding 3 1/2 inches by 3 1/2
inches or 12 1/4 square inches which truly indicates the name
or brand of the manufacturer of the malt alcoholic beverage, and unless
name or brand is in full view of the purchaser when the tap is located
at a bar at which consumers are served.
X.
Possession by retail licensee of alcoholic beverage
containers without proper label or tax payment indicia.
(1)
No retail licensee shall possess, have custody of,
or allow, permit or suffer in or upon the licensed premises any alcoholic
beverage manufactured, distributed, bought, sold, bottled, rectified,
blended, treated, fortified, mixed, processed, warehoused, possessed
or transported in violation of the Alcoholic Beverage Law or any alcoholic
beverage in any keg, barrel, can, bottle, flask or similar container,
which:
Y.
Placing of orders. No licensee shall place any order within this state for the purchase of any alcoholic beverage or permit any of his employees to place any order for the purchase of any alcoholic beverage with any individual soliciting in violation of the provisions of Subsection M (Solicitors' permits) of this section.
Z.
Retail manufacturer or wholesaler relationship. No
retail licensee shall employ or have connected with him in any business
capacity whatsoever any person interested, directly or indirectly,
in the manufacturing or wholesaling of any alcoholic beverage within
or without this state, nor shall any retail licensee be employed by
or connected in any business capacity whatsoever with any person interested,
directly or indirectly, in the manufacturing or wholesaling of any
alcoholic beverage within or without this state.
AA.
Law enforcement officers. No license shall be held
by any regular police officer, any peace officer or any other person
whose powers or duties include the enforcement of the Alcoholic Beverage
Law or Regulations, or by any profit corporation or association in
which any such officer or person is interested, directly or indirectly,
nor shall any licensee employ or have connected with him in any business
capacity whatsoever any such officer or person.
BB.
Fingerprinting. No licensee shall employ or have connected
with him in any business capacity whatsoever any person who refused
to submit himself for fingerprinting when required so to do by the
Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control or the municipal
license-issuing authority concerned.
CC.
Activity during license suspension.
(1)
No licensee, during the suspension of license, shall
do any of the following:
(a)
Allow, permit or suffer the sale, service, delivery
or consumption of any alcoholic beverage or any other alcoholic beverage
activity except storage of alcoholic beverages on hand in or upon
the licensed premises or deliver any alcoholic beverage to any consumer.
(b)
Receive delivery of any alcoholic beverage.
(c)
Advertise that the licensed premises are closed
or the licensed business stopped because of repairs or alteration
or for any other reason other than the suspension.
DD.
Search of licensed premises; evidence. By the acceptance
of the license, the licensee consents to the detention, as and for
evidence, of any physical matter, including alcoholic beverages, found
on the licensed premises or in the possession or custody of the licensee
or his employees during the course of any investigation, inspection
or search of the licensed premises being conducted by the Director
of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, his deputies, inspectors
or investigators or by any officer, as defined by N.J.S.A. 33:1-1(p).
EE.
Hindering investigation. No licensee shall directly
or indirectly fail, on demand, to produce, exhibit or surrender to
the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, his deputies,
inspectors, or investigators and any officer, as defined by N.J.S.A.
33:1-1(p), any and all matter and things which the Director or other
issuing authority is authorized or empowered to investigate, inspect
or examine, nor shall any licensee, directly or indirectly, fail to
facilitate, or hinder, delay or cause the hindrance or delay, or attempt
to hinder, delay or cause the hindrance or delay, of any investigation
or inspection of the licensed business or of the licensed premises
or of any search thereof by the Director, the deputies, inspectors,
investigators or by any officer as defined by N.J.S.A. 33:1-1(p).
FF.
Books of account.
(1)
All licensees shall have and keep a true book or books
of account in which there shall be entered a record of all moneys
received and a record of the source of all moneys received other than
in the ordinary course of business and in which there shall also be
entered a record of all moneys expended from receipts and the name
of the person receiving the moneys and the purpose for which the expenditures
were made.
(2)
All books and records pertaining to receipts or expenditures
shall be made available for inspection by the Director of the Division
of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the other issuing authority and
by his or its deputies, inspectors, investigators and agents and other
officers, as defined by N.J.S.A. 33:1-1(p).
(3)
Exception. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit any place of business regulated and licensed under the provisions of this business conducted primarily as a restaurant, hotel, motel or other similar or like-nature business from remaining open to the public during the hours specified in § 114-7 et seq., above, except the sale, serving, delivering or consuming of alcoholic beverages shall be prohibited at those times.
No licenses shall be issued for the sale of
alcoholic beverages within 200 feet of any church or public school
or private schoolhouse, not conducted for pecuniary profit, except
to the manufacturers, wholesalers, hotels, clubs and fraternal organizations
which own or are actually in possession of the licensed premises at
the time of the effectiveness of the aforesaid Act, the said 200 feet
to be measured in the normal way that a pedestrian would properly
walk from the nearest entrance of said church or school to the nearest
entrance of the premises sought to be licensed; however, this prohibition
may be waived at the issuance or renewal of any license where no such
school or church was located within said prohibited distance of said
licensed premises at the time of the issuance of said license, or
as otherwise excepted by the provisions of said Act.
Any license issued under this article may be suspended or revoked for a violation of any of the provisions of this article, or any of the provisions of said Act or said statutes heretofore mentioned, or any other regulations and rules prescribed by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Proceedings for the suspension or revocation shall be in accordance with state law and rules and regulations promulgated by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control. These provisions shall be in addition to the general penalty provisions contained in Chapter 1 of the Code of the Township of Burlington for violation of Township ordinances.[1]
No person licensed under the provisions of this
article shall violate any of the terms, provisions or regulations
established by the Township of Burlington by ordinance or resolution
which may affect the operation of the licensed premises. Any such
violation shall be deemed sufficient grounds for the suspension or
revocation of the license involved.
