[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Lumberton 4-1-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-3. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusement parlors and amusement devices — See Ch. 96.
Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 213.
[Amended 10-6-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-21]
No person, firm, organization, group, joint venture or corporation shall operate or conduct within the Township of Lumberton, in the County of Burlington and State of New Jersey, any game of chance, as the same is defined in the Bingo Licensing Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-24 to 5:8-49.11), the Raffles Licensing Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-50 to 5:8-77), and the Amusement Games Licensing Law, N.J.S.A. 5:8-100 et seq., as the same may be hereinafter amended and supplemented, without first obtaining a license therefore issued by the Township of Lumberton. Said license shall be issued pursuant and subject to the provisions of the aforementioned statutes and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or issued thereunder by the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission or its successor. With regard to the Amusement Games Licensing Law, the Township of Lumberton hereby declares that this municipality contains a place where an agricultural fair and exhibition is held by an association organized for the purpose of holding agricultural fairs and exhibitions and which is approved by the State Department of Agriculture. This statement is made pursuant to provisions of N.J.S.A. 5:8-101 and N.J.A.C. 13:3-1.5(a)(1).
Each applicant for either a bingo or raffles license or any game of chance covered by the aforesaid statutes shall file with the Township Clerk/ Administrator a written application for the same as prescribed by the statutes referred to in the previous section and the rules and regulations promulgated or issued by the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission.
Fees payable by law are as follows:
A. 
Bingo: Applicable fees are detailed in the universal fee chart located in § 18-2, reference number 11, of the Code of the Township of Lumberton.
[Amended 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-17]
B. 
On-premises draw raffle: Applicable fees are detailed in the universal fee chart located in § 18-2, reference number 12, of the Code of the Township of Lumberton.
[Amended 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-17]
C. 
Non-draw raffle: Applicable fees are detailed in the universal fee chart located in § 18-2, reference number 13, of the Code of the Township of Lumberton.
[Amended 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-17]
D. 
Off-premises draw raffle: Applicable fees are detailed in the universal fee chart located in § 18-2, reference number 14, of the Code of the Township of Lumberton.
[Amended 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-17]
E. 
Special door-prize raffle for a value of merchandise under $50 and for which no license is required: no fee is payable.
F. 
For games of chance governed by the provisions of the Amusement Games Licensing Law, N.J.S.A. 5:8-100 et seq., each prospective licensee shall pay an annual fee, which shall not be prorated, of $25 per year, except that in the case of the Burlington County Farm Fair or such similar agricultural fair and exhibition the fee shall be $5 per license. Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:3-1.8, a separate license shall be issued for each specific kind of game authorized to be held, operated and conducted on the licensed premises by the licensee except as otherwise provided by N.J.A.C. 13:3-7.9(a)(2).
[Added 10-6-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-21]
No licensee authorized by law shall hold, operate or conduct any game of chance at the place where the game of chance is being conducted under any license granted hereunder except between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. the same day, all at prevailing time. No license shall be issued for the holding, operating or conducting of said game of chance on the first day of the week, commonly known as "Sunday," nor shall any license be issued for the holding, operating or conducting of said game of chance at any time during which a general, municipal, primary, special or board of education election is being held, while the polls are open for voting at such election.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6; 10-6-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-21; 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-19]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under § 1-11 governing general penalty provisions. If the state requires, limits or expands potential minimum or maximum penalties in contradiction to this chapter, state law shall apply.