[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Rocky Hill as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-6-1949]
No plenary retail distribution license shall be issue in the Borough of Rocky Hill, County of Somerset and State of New Jersey.
[Added 7-3-1950]
During the hours that sale of alcoholic beverages are prohibited, the licensed premises shall be closed except that part of the premises which may be used for a restaurant or grill must be entirely separated and locked from the barroom of the premises and must have a separate entrance and exit.
[Amended 6-3-1974; 4-7-1975 by Ord. No. 2-1975; 5-7-1979; 6-2-1980 by Ord. No. 12-1980; 5-5-1986 by Ord. No. 3-86; 2-6-1989 by Ord. No. 2-89; 9-17-2001 by Ord. No. 4-01]
The annual fee for a plenary retail consumption license shall be the sums per annum for the following years:
A. 
2002: $1,056.
B. 
2003: $1,161.
C. 
2004: $1,277.
D. 
2005: $1,404.
E. 
2006: $1,544.
F. 
2007: $1,698.
G. 
2008: $1,867.
H. 
2009: $2,000.
I. 
All years after 2009: $2,000.
[Adopted 2-6-1989 by Ord. No. 2-89]
[Amended 4-17-1989 by Ord. No. 4-89]
No licensee shall sell, serve, deliver, or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic beverage, or allow the consumption of any alcoholic beverage on licensed premises, except between the following hours:
A. 
Monday through Saturday: 7:00 a.m. through 1:00 a.m. of the following day.
B. 
Sunday: 12:00 noon through 12:00 midnight.
C. 
New Years Eve: Regular opening hour through 3:00 a.m. of New Year's Day.
During the hours sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited, the entire licensed premises shall also be closed.
The hours above referred to shall be Eastern standard time, except from 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday in April until 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday in September of each year, when they shall be Eastern daylight saving time, which time is one hour in advance of Eastern standard time.
Any person who shall violate this article shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the court.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I, General Penalty.