[Adopted by Ord. No. 250 (Ch. VI of the 1986 Revised General Ordinances)]
The purpose of this article is to fix license fees, provide
for the investigation of all prospective licensees and regulate the
sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within the Township by
the holders of duly issued licenses, all in accordance with N.J.S.A.
33:1-1 et seq. (Title 33, "Alcoholic Beverage Law"), as amended, and
the regulations of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (N.J.A.C.
13:2-1.1 et seq.).
For the purpose of this article, words and phrases herein shall
have the same meanings as 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.
[Amended by Ord. No. 279-81]
A. Off-premises consumption (package sales). No licensee (retail consumption
or retail distribution licensees) shall sell or deliver or allow,
permit or suffer the sale or delivery of any alcoholic beverage in
its original container for consumption off the licensed premises (package
sales) except during the following hours (prevailing local time):
[Amended 6-15-1989 by Ord. No. 424-89]
(1) Weekdays (Monday through Friday), 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(2) Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(3) Sundays, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
B. Exception: sale of malt alcoholic beverages and wine. Any holder of a plenary retail consumption license or a retail distribution license shall be permitted to sell malt alcoholic beverages and wine in their original containers for consumption off the licensed premises (package sales) during all hours, days and times when on-premises, open container consumption is permitted within the Township as defined above in Subsection
A of this section.
[Amended 6-6-1991 by Ord.
No. 459-91]
No plenary retail consumption premises or plenary retail distribution
premises shall be located within 200 feet of any church, public school
or private school not operated for profit. This limitation shall not
apply to the renewal or a person-to-person transfer of any such license
in existence as of the date of the adoption of this section. For the
purpose of this restriction, the distance shall be measured from the
nearest public entrance of the nearest licensed premises to the nearest
public entrance of the school or church, using the normal route a
pedestrian would walk from one premises to the other.
Whenever any change shall occur in the facts set forth in any
application for a liquor license, the licensee shall file with the
Township Clerk (and also with the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control)
a notice in writing of such change within 10 days after the occurrence
thereof. This requirement shall include notification by a corporate
licensee of any change in its officers or directors, as well as notification
of the name and residence of any owner of stock in the corporate licensee
(or applicant) who for the first time becomes the owner of more than
10% of the outstanding shares of stock of the licensee. The Chief
of Police and the Division of Police shall forthwith conduct a complete
and thorough investigation of each change, including a complete and
thorough background check of each such new officer, director and stockholder,
and submit a report of such findings and recommendations to the Council.
Unless otherwise set forth in state law, any person who violates any provision of this article or who permits the violation of any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty set forth in §
1-3, General penalty, of the Code of the Township of Mine Hill.