[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Runnemede as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusements — See Ch. 76.
Drug-free zones — See Ch. 141.
Food and beverage establishments — See Ch. 187.
Tobacco — See Ch. 358.
Public health nuisances — See Ch. 418.
[Adopted 8-5-1947 by Ord. No. 89 (Ch. 35, Art. I, of the 1970 Code)]
[Last amended 2-2-2010 by Ord. No. 10-02[1]]
The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to sell any alcoholic beverages for consumption off the licensed premises, but only in original containers. The annual fee for a plenary retail contribution license shall be $2,500.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it shall take effect for the licensing year commencing 7-1-2010 through and including 6-30-2011.
[Last amended 2-2-2010 by Ord. No. 10-02[1]]
The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to sell any alcoholic beverages for consumption off the licensed premises, but only in original containers. The annual fee for a plenary retail distribution license shall be $2,500.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it shall take effect for the licensing year commencing 7-1-2010 through and including 6-30-2011.
[Added 5-6-1952 by Ord. No. 110; amended 3-2-2010 by Ord. No. 10-04]
The annual fee for a club license shall be $188.
A. 
Except as specified in § 70-4 hereof, 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 beverage on licensed premises, unless the same shall occur during the following hours:
[Amended 3-2-1976 by Ord. No. 297]
(1) 
12:00 noon on Sunday through 2:00 a.m. on Monday.
[Amended 12-27-1995 by Ord. No. 95-19]
(2) 
7:00 a.m. on Monday through 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
(3) 
7:00 a.m. on Tuesday through 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
(4) 
7:00 a.m. on Wednesday through 2:00 a.m. on Thursday.
(5) 
7:00 a.m. on Thursday through 2:00 a.m. on Friday.
(6) 
7:00 a.m. on Friday through 3:00 a.m. on Saturday.
(7) 
7:00 a.m. on Saturday through 3:00 a.m. on Sunday.
(8) 
Regardless of what day New Year's Eve falls on, the hours shall be extended to 4:00 a.m.
[Added 12-5-1989 by Ord. No. 89-13]
B. 
Plenary retail distribution licensee.
[Amended 12-5-1989 by Ord. No. 89-13]
(1) 
No plenary retail distribution licensee shall sell or allow, permit or suffer the sale of any alcoholic beverages between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on any weekday or between the hours of 10:00 p.m. Saturday night and 12:00 noon the following Sunday, or from 8:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. the following Monday morning.
(2) 
In years in which Christmas Eve and/or New Year's Eve falls on Sunday, the retail distribution licensee shall be permitted to remain open on that Sunday, Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
C. 
During the hours sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited, the licensed premises shall also be closed.
[Amended 12-5-1989 by Ord. No. 89-13]
D. 
The hours above referred to shall be prevailing time.
[Amended 12-5-1989 by Ord. No. 89-13; 3-2-2010 by Ord. No. 10-04]
[Amended 5-6-1952 by Ord. No. 110; 6-5-1973 by Ord. No. 272; 10-16-1975 by Ord. No. 293]
A. 
The number of plenary retail consumption licenses shall be limited to four, provided that, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.20, this limitation shall not prevent issuance of a new and additional such license to a person operating a hotel or motel containing at least 100 sleeping rooms, and further provided that a license issued pursuant to this hotel or motel exception shall not be transferred to premises not operated as a hotel or motel containing at least 100 sleeping rooms.
B. 
The number of plenary distribution retail licenses shall be limited to one.
C. 
The number of club licenses shall be limited to two.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 35-6, Sales to minors or intoxicated persons prohibited, as amended, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). See now N.J.S.A. 33:1-77 (sale to minors) and N.J.A.C. 13:2-23.1 (sale to intoxicated persons).
[Amended 3-17-1970 by Ord. No. 238[1]]
A person violating any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the penalty as provided in § 1-15, General penalty, of this Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Adopted 10-16-1975 by Ord. No. 294 (Ch. 35, Art. III, of the 1970 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to consume alcoholic beverages within the Borough of Runnemede:
A. 
While in or on a public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public place or in any public conveyance.
B. 
In a private motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in or upon any public street, lane or public parking lot.
C. 
While upon any private property not his own without the express permission of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard alcoholic beverage containers within the Borough of Runnemede upon any public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public place or upon any private property not his own without the express permission of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalty as provided in § 1-15, General penalty, of this Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).