[Ord. #99-12, § 1]
A.
Findings. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:33-17 the purpose of this chapter
is to discourage drinking by persons under the legal age to consume
alcoholic beverages by placing more responsibility on adults.
B.
Offer or service of alcoholic beverage to underage person; disorderly
persons. Anyone who purposely or knowingly offers or serves or makes
available an alcoholic beverage to a person under the legal age for
consuming alcoholic beverages or entices or encourages that person
to drink an alcoholic beverage is a disorderly person.
C.
This chapter shall not apply to a parent or guardian of the person
under legal age of consuming alcoholic beverages if the parent or
guardian is of the legal age to consume alcoholic beverages or to
a religious observance, ceremony or rite. This subsection shall also
not apply to any person in his home who is of the legal age to consume
alcoholic beverages who offers or serves or makes available an alcoholic
beverage to a person under the legal age for consuming alcoholic beverages
or entices that person to drink an alcoholic beverage in the presence
of and with the permission of the parent or guardian of the person
under the legal age for consuming alcoholic beverages if the parent
or guardian is of the legal age to consume alcoholic beverages.
(1)
A person who makes real property owned, leased or managed by him
available to, or leaves that property in the care of, another person
with the purpose that alcoholic beverages will be made available for
consumption by, or will be consumed by persons who are under the legal
age for consuming alcoholic beverages is guilty of a disorderly persons
offense. This chapter shall not apply if:
(a)
The real property is licensed or required to be licensed by
the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in accordance with the
provisions of R.S. 33:1-1 et seq.
(b)
The person making the property available, or leaving it in the
care of another person, is of the legal age to consume alcoholic beverages
and is the legal parent or guardian of the person who consumes alcoholic
beverages while under the legal age for consuming alcoholic beverages;
or
(c)
The alcoholic beverages are consumed by a person under the legal
age for consuming alcoholic beverages during a religious observance,
ceremony or rite.
