As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Any fluid or solid capable of being converted into a fluid,
suitable for human consumption and having an alcoholic content of
more than 1/2 of 1% by volume, including beer, lager beer, ale, porter,
naturally fermented wine, treated wine, blended wine, fortified wine,
sparkling wine, distilled liquors, blended distilled liquors and any
brewed, fermented or distilled liquors fit for use for beverage purposes
or any mixture of the same and fruit juices.
MINOR
A person under the age of 21 years.
[Added 4-16-1984]
PRIVATE PREMISES
Any noncommercial premises used for either residential or
recreational purposes.
[Added 4-16-1984]
[Amended 11-15-1976; 12-20-1976; 10-15-1984; 6-6-1994; 3-6-2000 by Ord. No. 00-08; 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-47; 4-21-2008 by Ord. No. 08-17; 3-2-2009 by Ord. No. 09-19; 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-23;2-21-2012 by Ord. No. 12-11]
The fees for licenses issued under the provision
of this article and under the state acts shall be as follows:
A. For each plenary retail consumption license: the sum
of $2,500 per annum.
B. For each plenary retail distribution license: the
sum of $2,500 per annum.
C. For each limited retail distribution license: the
sum of $63 per annum.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
[Amended 11-2-1987]
Limitations are hereby fixed for the issuance
of the following classes of licenses:
A. Plenary retail consumption licenses shall not exceed
32.
B. No seasonal retail consumption licenses shall be issued.
C. Plenary retail distribution licenses shall not exceed
13.
D. Limited retail distribution licenses shall not exceed
25.
E. No club licenses shall be issued.
No person shall possess, sell, distribute or
transport within the Township any alcoholic beverage in violation
of the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Law (N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et
seq.) of the state.
No person or holder of a plenary retail consumption
license or plenary retail distribution license shall sell alcoholic
beverages in a sealed package or container unless such package or
container contains not less than one pint of alcoholic beverage.
[Amended 11-2-1987]
It shall be unlawful for any person to furnish
or serve in any private premises in the Township of Bloomfield any
alcoholic beverage to a minor. This restriction does not apply to
the furnishing or service of alcoholic beverages to a minor by an
adult who is related to the minor by blood, marriage or adoption,
provided that the relation is as close or closer than first cousins.
All places in which alcoholic beverages are
sold shall be so constructed and maintained that a clear and open
view shall be had from the street on which the place fronts, and such
place shall be free and clear of any screen, nontransparent glass,
shade, blind, shutter, partition, fixture, curtain, merchandise or
other obstruction placed within or without the building where the
room is located, which may, in any manner, obstruct or interfere with
such view of the interior; provided, however, that, where the room
is not on the ground floor or does not abut any street, it shall be
so constructed and maintained that a clear and open view of the interior
thereof may be had at all times from the hallway, corridor or entrance
leading to such place or room.
[Amended 8-13-1973; 11-2-1987]
No person shall purchase any alcoholic beverage
in the Township of Bloomfield for or on behalf of a person under the
age of 21 years, except a parent or legal guardian of such minor child.
[Added 11-5-1987; amended 5-5-2008 by Ord. No. 08-18]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty as provided in §
1-15, General penalty, of this Code.