[Adopted 12-17-1984 as Ord. No. 10-0-84]
All persons, corporations, partnerships or other entities applying for an initial or renewal of alcoholic beverage sale and/or distribution licenses in the Borough of Wanaque shall be required to obtain identification badges for every bartender, waiter, waitress or other employee or person connected or employed by or who, during the period of licensing, shall be connected with or employed by the said licensee. All badges shall be secured and obtained within 10 days from the initial application for or renewal of the alcoholic beverage sale or distribution license or within 10 days of the employment of any employee connected with the licensed premises.
It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that every agent, bartender, waiter, waitress or other employee or person connected with or employed by said licensee, or to be in the future connected with or employed by said licensee, have an impression of the thumb and fingertips of both hands taken by the Wanaque Police Department, and, further, to cause such persons to have their photograph taken by the Wanaque Police Department, which photograph shall be affixed to the necessary identification card as required by § 47-20 hereinafter. The licensee shall be responsible to pay a fee to the Wanaque Police Department for fingerprinting in the sum of $10 per person and a fee for photographing each person in the sum of $5.
The Borough of Wanaque Police Department shall furnish to the licensee and to every agent, bartender, waiter, waitress or other employee connected with or employed by the licensee an identification card demonstrating compliance with the provisions of this article, which card shall be on file on the licensed premises and be exhibited upon demand at any time requested by any law enforcement officer or official of the Borough of Wanaque. Such identification card shall expire one year from the date of issue, at which time new photographs shall be taken by the Wanaque Police Department and a new fee therefor paid by the licensee. Every licensee and every agent, bartender, waiter, waitress or other employee or person associated with or employed by or to be associated with or employed by the licensee in the future shall make application for liquor sale or distribution identification badges within 10 days of employment or association with the license entity and shall secure the identification card as provided for in this article.
In addition to fingerprinting and photographing, every bartender, waiter, waitress, agent, employee or person associated with a licensed premises shall, in addition, provide the Wanaque Police Department with the following information:
A. 
Name and description of the applicant and permanent home address and full local address.
B. 
Name and address of the licensed employer.
C. 
Names of at least two property owners in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey who will certify as to the applicant's good character.
D. 
A statement showing whether the applicant has been convicted of any crime or violation of any municipal ordinance, the nature of the offense and the punishment and penalty assessed therefor.
E. 
The applicant's date of birth and social security number.
F. 
Such other information as may be required by the Borough of Wanaque Police Department.
Every licensee shall be responsible for notifying the Wanaque Police Department of any change of employment or association of any agent, bartender, waiter, waitress or other employee who is the holder of an identification card from the Wanaque Police Department and shall forthwith report to said Police Department the employment or association of such other agents, bartenders, waiters, waitresses or other employees or persons connected with the licensed premises who may hereinafter be associated with the said licensed premises.
It shall be the duty and obligation of the Wanaque Borough Police Department to investigate violations and to enforce this article.
Any licensee or person or agent violating the provisions of this article who is neglecting or refusing to comply with any of the terms or conditions hereof shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $50 and not exceeding $500 for the first offense; and for each subsequent offense, a fine of not less than $250 and not exceeding $1,000. Each and every nonconformance with this article shall be construed as a separate and distinct violation thereof.
Any bartender, waiter, agent, employee or other person connected with or employed by or about to be connected with or employed by or who may in the future be connected with or employed by the licensed premises shall, notwithstanding the responsibility of the licensee to ensure compliance with this article, be responsible individually to comply with the terms and conditions of this article and, for any violation thereof by such person, shall be subject to the same fines and penalties and forfeiture as herein provided for the licensee.
Each licensed premises shall be required to display in a prominent place, visible to the public, a statement setting forth the penalties for drunken driving, refusal to take breatholizer tests and possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle as is provided in Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes.