[Amended 5-28-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-15; 9-24-1975 by Ord. No.
1975-21; 10-27-1976 by Ord. No. 1976-16; 3-20-1989 by Ord. No.
1989-7; 3-29-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-4; 4-24-1995 by Ord. No.
1995-6; 4-23-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-07]
A. The annual fee for each plenary retail consumption license hereafter
issued in the Township shall be $1,791.
B. The annual fee for each plenary retail distribution license hereafter
issued in the Township shall be $1,044.
C. The annual fee for each club license hereafter issued in the Township
of Riverside shall be $180 therefor.
[Amended 12-13-1967 by Ord. No. 1967-18; 12-16-1970 by Ord. No.
1970-16; 12-6-1972 by Ord. No. 1972-14; 5-22-1974 by Ord. No.
1974-7; 7-24-1974 by Ord. No. 1974-11; 8-27-1980 by Ord. No.
1980-9; 3-10-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-3; 2-27-1995 by Ord. No.
1995-3; 6-28-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-5; 3-27-2000 by Ord. No.
2000-3; 12-18-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-14; 8-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-12; 11-3-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-16; 3-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-04; 4-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-6]
A. No plenary retail consumption license or club license shall serve,
sell, deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery
of alcoholic beverages or allow the consumption of any alcoholic beverage
on licensed premises between the hours of Sunday 12:00 midnight and
11:00 a.m. on Monday; and 1:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, except New Year's Day as herein provided. It
is further ordered that no alcoholic beverages shall be served within
15 minutes prior to the closing hours set forth in this section, and
all patrons and consumers of alcoholic beverages must vacate the premises
no later than the closing hours herein set forth. It is further ordered
that all owners or their agents, servants or employees must vacate
and secure said premises no later than one hour after the closing
hours herein set forth.
B. No plenary retail consumption license or club license shall serve,
sell, deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery
of alcoholic beverages or allow the consumption of any alcoholic beverage
on licensed premises on New Year's Day when it is a weekday, Saturday
or Sunday between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. It is further
ordered that no alcoholic beverages shall be served within 15 minutes
prior to the closing hours set forth in this section, and all patrons
and consumers of alcoholic beverages must vacate the premises no later
than the closing hours herein set forth. It is further ordered that
all owners or their agents, servants or employees must vacate and
secure said premises no later than one hour after the closing hours
herein set forth.
C. No plenary retail consumption license or club license shall serve,
sell, deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery
of alcoholic beverages or allow the consumption of any alcoholic beverage
on licensed premises on Saturdays between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and
11:00 a.m., except New Year's Day as herein provided. It is further
ordered that no alcoholic beverages shall be served within 15 minutes
prior to the closing hours set forth in this section, and all patrons
and consumers of alcoholic beverages must vacate the premises no later
than the closing hours herein set forth. It is further ordered that
all owners or their agents, servants or employees must vacate and
secure said premises no later than one hour after the closing hours
herein set forth.
D. No plenary retail consumption license or club license shall serve,
sell, deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery
of alcoholic beverages or allow the consumption of any alcoholic beverage
on licensed premises on Sundays between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and
11:00 a.m., except New Year's Day as herein provided. It is further
ordered that no alcoholic beverages shall be served within 15 minutes
prior to the closing hours set forth in this section, and all patrons
and consumers of alcoholic beverages must vacate the premises no later
than the closing hours herein set forth. It is further ordered that
all owners or their agents, servants or employees must vacate and
secure said premises no later than one hour after the closing hours
herein set forth.
E. The hours referred to shall be Eastern standard time except such
time as daylight savings time is in effect within the Township, during
which time the hours herein provided shall be one hour in advance
of Eastern standard time.
F. No establishment licensed for the retail distribution of liquor shall
be open to allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery of
any alcoholic beverage at retail in its original container for consumption
off the licensed premises, or the removal of any alcoholic beverage
in its original container from retail licensed premises: on all days
of the week except Sundays prior to 9:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m.;
and on Sundays any time prior to 11:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. The
hours and days referred to shall include Christmas Day and New Year's
Day as herein provided. The hours referred to shall be Eastern standard
time except such time as daylight savings time is in effect within
the Township, during which time the hours herein provided shall be
one hour in advance of Eastern standard time.
The holders of plenary retail consumption licenses and the holders
of club licenses in the Township of Riverside, in the County of Burlington,
shall be permitted to permit patrons, members and guests to dance,
in orderly manner, on said premises during the hours when the holders
of said licenses are permitted to serve and sell alcoholic beverages,
except that no such dancing shall be permitted on any Sunday.
[Amended 9-25-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-10; 11-30-1998 by Ord. No.
1998-14; 11-27-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-12]
A. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
are defined as follows:
GUARDIAN
A person who has qualified as a guardian of the underage
person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment.
RELATIVE
The underage person's grandparent, aunt or uncle, sibling
or any other person related by blood or affinity.
B. It shall be unlawful for a person under the age of 21 to enter any
premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages for the purpose
of purchasing or have served or delivered to him or her any alcoholic
beverage or have another purchase for him or her any alcoholic beverage
on any premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverage.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21, without
legal authority, to knowingly possess or knowingly consume alcoholic
beverages or to have in his or her possession any opened bottle or
can of alcoholic beverage on any private premises located within the
Township unless that possession or consumption is in connection with
a legal observance, ceremony or rite, or the underage person possesses
or consumes that beverage in the presence of and with the permission
of a parent, guardian or relative who is of legal age. The possession
thereof shall be prima facie evidence of having consumed or imbibed
the contents thereof.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years to
misrepresent or misstate his or her age for the purpose of inducing
any retail licensee or any employee of any retail licensee to sell,
serve or deliver any alcoholic beverage to him or her.
E. Possession of alcoholic beverages by any person under the age of
21 while actually engaged in the performance of employment by a person
who is licensed under Title 33 of the Revised Statutes, or while actively
engaged in the preparation of food while enrolled in a culinary arts
or hotel management program, shall not be prohibited; however, this
section shall not be construed to preclude the imposition of a penalty
under this section, N.J.S.A. 33:1-81 or any other section of law against
a person who is convicted of unlawful alcoholic beverage activity
on or at premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
F. Any person who shall be adjudged guilty of violating this article
before a proper court shall be fined $250 for a first offense and
a fine of $350 for any subsequent offense, in the discretion of the
court. The court also has the discretion to suspend or postpone the
violator's driving privileges for six months. The postponement shall
apply to violators under the age of 17, increasing the age at which
they are eligible for a New Jersey driver's license from 17 years
to 17 years and six months.
G. All holders of plenary retail consumption licenses issued by the
Township Committee of the Township of Riverside shall cause at least
one copy of this article to be exhibited in a conspicuous place in
the licensed premises.