No retail alcoholic beverage license of any type shall be granted or
issued within the limits of the Borough of Saddle River, in the County of
Bergen and State of New Jersey.
[Added 12-11-2002 by Ord. No. 02-723-C]
A. Any person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic
beverages who knowingly possess or consumes any alcoholic beverage in or on
any school property, public conveyance, public place or place of public assembly
or on private property shall be in violation of this chapter. Upon conviction,
such underage person shall be subject to a fine of $250 for a first offense
and $350 for any subsequent offense; perform community service for a period
not to exceed 180 days; at the discretion of the court, have a New Jersey
driving privilege suspended or postponed for six months; and, if considered
necessary by the court, be referred to an alcohol treatment program at the
defendant's expense.
B. This chapter shall not apply to persons under the legal
age to purchase alcoholic beverages who possess or consume alcoholic beverages
in the presence of and with the permission of the parent or legal guardian
of said person, provided that said guardian is of the legal age to purchase
alcoholic beverages, or if alcoholic beverage is being consumed in any religious
observance, ceremony or rite. The chapter shall not apply to possession of
an alcoholic beverage by an underage person employed by an alcoholic beverage
licensee in the course of performing employment duties.
[Added 9-18-1995 by Ord. No. 627-C]
In view of the indiscriminate sales of cigarettes to minors by automatic
vending machines, all cigarette vending machines are hereby prohibited in
the Borough of Saddle River. Any machine currently located within the Borough
of Saddle River must be removed within 30 days of the effective date of this
section.
[Added 9-18-1995 by Ord. No. 627-C]
Any person owning, operating, renting or permitting the use of a cigarette
vending machine on premises under his or her control shall be subject to a
fine of $250. Each day on which such a machine is owned, operated, rented
or permitted on the premises shall result in an additional fine.