[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.
