[Adopted 6-8-1970 as Ch. 7 of the Revised General Ordinances]
This article is enacted to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages in the Town of Newton in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq., and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
For the purposes of this article, words and phrases shall have the same meanings they have in N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq., and the rules and regulations of the director of the division of alcoholic beverage control.
A. 
Laws applicable. All applications for licenses, all licenses issued, and all proceedings under this article shall be in accordance with the act, rules and regulations referred to in § 49-14 and all other applicable laws of the State of New Jersey or of the United States.
B. 
Issuing authority. All licenses required by this article shall be issued by the governing body, which shall also administer the provisions of this article.
C. 
License required. No person shall sell or distribute alcoholic beverages within the Town without having obtained a license in accordance with the act referred to in § 49-14 and the provisions of this article.
D. 
License fees.
[Amended 11-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-28]
(1) 
The annual license fees shall be as set forth in § 100-12.
(2) 
The permit fees for catering, extension of premises, and limited brewery off-premise event permits shall be as set forth in § 100-12.
A. 
Hours of sale. No alcoholic beverage shall be sold, served, consumed in or delivered to a licensed premise on any day between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., except New Year's Day each year as hereinafter provided.
B. 
New Year's Day. Provisions of Subsection A shall not apply on January 1. On that day, no alcoholic beverages may be sold, served, consumed in or delivered to the licensed premises between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
No person shall be served alcoholic beverages in any room which is not open to the public. This section shall not apply to club licenses.
All licensed premises, other than those for which club licenses are issued, shall be so located that an adult of average size can, on inspection from the exterior, view the interior of the premises.
A. 
Any license issued under this article may be suspended or revoked for violation of any of the provisions of this article, or any provision of any applicable statute, or any of the rules or regulations of the state director of alcoholic beverage control.
B. 
Proceedings for suspension or revocation shall be in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 33:1-31 by service of a five-day notice of charges preferred against the licensee, and affording a reasonable opportunity for hearing.
C. 
Suspension or revocation of a license shall be in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed for a violation of this article.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty.
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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).