From and after the final passage, approval and
publication, as required by law, of this chapter, the number of licenses
to sell alcoholic beverages at retail in the Borough of Tuckerton,
Ocean County, New Jersey, shall be limited as follows: not more than
five plenary retail consumption licenses, not more than one plenary
retail distribution license and not more than one club license shall
be outstanding in the Borough at the same time.
[Amended 3-15-1971 by Ord. No. 2-1971; 10-1-1984 by Ord. No.
13-1984]
A. No alcoholic beverage shall be sold or delivered between
the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any day, except:
(1) On Sunday mornings, when sales are hereby permitted
to be extended to 3:00 a.m.
(2) The first day of January of each year, when sales
may be extended throughout the day.
B. Licensed premises.
(1) No licensed premises shall remain open to the public,
nor shall any customers or patrons be permitted to remain in or on
the licensed premises, between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
of any day, except:
(a)
On Sunday mornings, when the licensed premises
may remain open to the public until 3:30 am.
(b)
The first day of January of each year, when
licensed premises may remain open throughout the day.
(2) It shall be deemed a violation of this section whenever
all persons have not totally vacated the licensed premises during
the times prescribed by this subsection.
No delivering or serving of any alcoholic beverage
shall be made, permitted or suffered on any licensed premises during
any period when the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited hereby.
Selling, serving or delivering of any alcoholic
beverage may be made at any time not hereinbefore specifically prohibited.
The hours fixed herein shall be according to
prevailing time.
Each and every license for the sale of any alcoholic
beverage shall be issued subject to statutory provisions, the rules
and regulations of the State Commissioner of Alcoholic Beverage Control
and also subject to any and all rules and regulations to be adopted
by the governing body of this municipality.
[Amended 3-15-1971 by Ord. No. 3-1971;
5-1-1972 by Ord. No. 3-1972]
A. Fees for licenses shall be as follows:
[Amended 5-19-1986 by Ord. No. 13-1986; 6-1-1987 by Ord. No. 4-1987; 9-22-2003 by Ord. No. 11-2003; 5-15-2023 by Ord. No. 4-2023]
(1) Plenary retail consumption license: $2,140.
(2) Plenary retail distribution license: $1,524.
B. Prior to July 2, 1972, said respective fees shall
be prorated upon the aforesaid rates for a period from the date of
issuance to July 1, 1973.
[Added 12-3-1984 by Ord. No. 17-1984]
Every premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic
beverages, except club licenses, shall admit a view of the interior
from the entrance of the licensed premises; provided, however, that
a curtain or other means of screening may be used on the windows or
doors of the premises to a height of five feet from the floor of such
premises; provided that the same does not prevent an examination of
the interior from the entrance by a police officer, inspector or other
officer of the law.
Upon conviction, after hearing, of any violation
of any provision of this chapter, or any statute, rule or regulation
aforesaid, or any violation of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes of
New Jersey (1937), or of the regulations promulgated by the Commissioner
pursuant thereto or of this chapter shall be cause for the suspension
or revocation of said license.