[Adopted as Ch. VI of the 1998 Revised General Ordinances]
This article is enacted to regulate the sale and transportation
of alcoholic beverages in the Township of Mendham in accordance with
the provisions of an act of the legislature of the State of New Jersey
entitled "An Act Concerning Alcoholic Beverages," comprising Chapter
436 of the Laws of 1933, its supplements and amendments, and also
comprising N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq., and in accordance with the rules
and regulations of the State Director of the Division of Alcoholic
Beverage Control.
For the purpose of this article, words and phrases herein shall
have the same meanings as they have in N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq., and
in the rules and regulations of the Director of the Division of Alcoholic
Beverage Control.
[Added 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 7-1999]
A. Entering premises. It shall be unlawful for a person under the legal
age to enter any premises licensed for the retail sale of alcoholic
beverages for the purpose of purchasing, or having served or delivered
to him or her, any alcoholic beverage.
B. Consumption; purchase. It shall be unlawful for a person under the
legal age to consume any alcoholic beverage on premises licensed for
the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, or to purchase, attempt or
purchase or have another purchase for him or her any alcoholic beverage.
C. Misrepresentation of age. It shall be unlawful for a person to misrepresent
or misstate his or her age or the age of any other person for the
purpose of inducing any retail licensee to sell, serve or deliver
any alcoholic beverage to a person under the legal age.
D. Violations and penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this article shall be deemed and adjudged to be a disorderly
person, and upon conviction thereof and in accordance with N.J.S.A.
33:1-81, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500. In addition,
the court shall suspend the person's license to operate a motor
vehicle for six months or prohibit the person from obtaining a license
to operate a motor vehicle in the state for six months beginning on
the date he becomes eligible to obtain a license or on the date of
conviction, whichever is later. In addition to the general penalty
prescribed for an offense, the Court may require any person under
the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages who violates this article
to participate in an alcohol education or treatment program authorized
by the Department of Health for a period not to exceed the maximum
period of confinement prescribed by law for the offense for which
the individual has been convicted.
[Adopted 10-24-2006 by Ord. No. 21-2006]
It shall be unlawful for any person under the legal age to,
without legal authority, knowingly possess or knowingly consume an
alcoholic beverage on private property.