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Township of Jefferson, NJ
Morris County
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[Adopted 11-5-1945 by Ord. No. 38; amended 11-18-1968 by Ord. No. 237 (Ch. 4, Art. I of the 1967 Code)]
[Amended 6-29-1959 by Ord. No. 112; 6-4-1973 by Ord. No. 16-73; 4-3-1991 by Ord. No. 8-91; 5-10-1995 by Ord. No. 8-95; 6-21-1995 by Ord. No. 15-95; 8-15-2001 by Ord. No. 20-01; 4-12-2006 by Ord. No. 14-06; 9-2-2006 by Ord. No. 23-06; 4-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-13; 6-28-2023 by Ord. No. 23-15]
In compliance with N.J.S.A. 33:1-12, the yearly license fee for a plenary retail consumption license is $2,500. The yearly license fee for a club license is $63.
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 beverages on licensed premises on weekdays between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. or on Sundays between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., except New Year's Day each year, as hereinafter provided.
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 beverages on licensed premises on New Year's Day when it is a weekday between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. or on New Year's Day when it is a Sunday between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
[Amended 9-1-2004 by Ord. No. 28-04]
The hours above referred to shall be prevailing Eastern time.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 4-5, Restrictions of sales; § 4-6, Disorderly persons and activities; § 4-7, Disorderliness and nuisances; § 4-8, Lotteries prohibited; § 4-9, Gambling prohibited; and § 4-10, Slot machines prohibited, which previously followed this section, were repealed 9-1-2004 by Ord. No. 28-04.
[Amended 4-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-13]
There shall be issued and outstanding in the Township of Jefferson no more than three club licenses.
[Amended 6-4-1973 by Ord. No. 16-73; 2-17-1988 by Ord. No. 2-88]
It shall be unlawful for a person under 21 years of age to consume any alcoholic beverages on any licensed premises in the Township of Jefferson.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 142-6, Transfer of license to new premises, was repealed 6-28-2023 by Ord. No. 23-15. This ordinance renumbered former §§ 142-7 through 142-10 as §§ 142-6 through 142-9, respectively.
It shall be unlawful for a person to misrepresent or misstate his or her age or the age of any other person for the purpose of inducing any licensee or any other employee of a licensee to sell, serve or deliver any alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 years.
[Amended 6-4-1973 by Ord. No. 16-73]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge before whom such conviction shall be had.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 142-10, Transfer application; fee, added 11-6-1991 by Ord. No. 28-91, was repealed 4-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-13.