No person shall drink or otherwise consume or offer to another person
for the purpose of consumption, in any public place or any commercial
establishment where persons congregate for any purposes whatsoever,
any alcoholic beverage; provided, however, that the provisions of
this subsection shall not apply to any place or establishment for
which a valid alcoholic beverage consumption license has been issued
by the City or by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
No person owning or operating any commercial establishment, whether
or not food or beverages are sold or served on the premises, shall
permit or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises
whether or not said alcoholic beverages are brought onto the premises
by the owner or operator of the establishment or by any member of
the general public.
Premises that permit BYOB privileges on its premises must comply
with all applicable state, federal and municipal rules, regulations,
statutes and ordinances pertaining to the consumption of wine or malt
alcoholic beverages on a premise that is not licensed or permitted
to sell or serve alcoholic beverages.
There shall be no consumption of wine or malt alcoholic beverages
by employees of the premises, but only by patrons who are seated for
meal service at a table. No person waiting to be seated for service
may consume or possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage
while waiting to be seated for service.
The consumption of alcoholic beverages by patrons shall only be permitted
in a fully enclosed indoor dining areas of the premises. Outdoor consumption
of alcoholic beverages by patrons may be permitted, provided:
If ingress and egress cannot be accommodated through the main
facility, then an employee, at least 21 years of age, must be stationed
at the outdoor entrance.
The consumption of wine or malt alcoholic beverages shall be permitted
only during the hours of 4:00 p.m. prevailing time to 11:00 p.m. prevailing
time.
No restaurant owner or employee shall allow, permit or suffer any
alcoholic beverages to be consumed by any intoxicated person or by
any person under the age of 21 years.
A restaurant shall immediately report to the Police Department any
incident of underage drinking or the presentation of false identification
by an underage person and any incident involving the excessive consumption
of alcohol by a patron.
For the purposes of this section, the word "restaurant" shall mean
"Any establishment, however designated, at which food and drink is
sold primarily for consumption on a premise in which no other business,
except such as is
For purposes of this section, the term "BYOB" shall refer to a restaurant
patron's ability to consume wine or malt alcoholic beverages in a
restaurant.