[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Council)
of the Township of Monroe as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-4-57 as Ord. No. 95]
No person shall possess, sell, distribute or transport any alcoholic
beverage in the Township of Monroe in violation of the Alcoholic Beverage
Law of the State of New Jersey, Revised Statutes, Title 33, with amendments
and supplements thereto.
[Added 6-24-91 by Ord. No. 0-6-91-017]
For the purposes of this chapter, a principal of any applicant
is: (a) an individual, if the applicant is a sole proprietorship;
(b) any officer, director, and/or shareholder who holds 1% or more
of any stock of the applicant, if the applicant is a corporation;
and (c) a general partner and/or any limited partner holding an interest
of 1% or more in the applicant, if the applicant is a partnership.
[Amended 4-4-94 by Ord. No. O-4-94-007; 1-4-95 by Ord. No. O-1-95-003; 3-3-97 by Ord. No. O-3-97-005; 2-1-99 by Ord. No. O-2-99-003; 5-6-02 by Ord. No. O-5-2002-025; 9-3-03 by Ord. No. O-9-2003-038; 2-27-06 by Ord. No. O-2-2006-006; 6-26-06 by Ord. No. O-6-2006-024; 12-3-12 by Ord. No. O-12-2012-038]
Annual license fees are hereby fixed as follows:
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Type of License
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New Fee
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|---|---|
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Plenary Retail Consumption
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$1,872.00
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Plenary Retail Distribution
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$1,482.00
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Club License
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$170.00
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[Added 6-24-91 by Ord. No. 0-6-91-017]
A.
All principals of any applicant for the issuance, renewal or transfer
of an alcoholic beverage license within the Township of Monroe shall
be fingerprinted by the Monroe Township Police, or by any other law
enforcement authority subject to the approval of the Monroe Township
Chief of Police. This fingerprinting shall be conducted during the
course of the municipality's investigation of the applicant.
All fingerprints and accompanying records shall be kept in the custody
of the Monroe Township Chief of Police.
No seasonal retail consumption license or limited retail distribution
license shall be issued.
[Amended 5-1-72 by Ord. No. 217; 10-2-72 by Ord. No. 223; 10-6-75
by Ord. No. 276; 4-5-76 by Ord. No. 281; 4-6-81 by Ord. No. 9-81]
No licensee shall sell, serve or deliver or allow, permit or
suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic beverage, or
permit any consumption of any alcoholic beverage on the licensed premises
on New Year's Day, when it is a weekday, between the hours of
5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.; on New Year's Day, when it is a Sunday,
between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; on other weekdays between
the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.; nor on other Sundays between
the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
No sale of alcoholic beverages shall be made to a minor, mental
defective or habitual drunkard.
No person shall be served in any back room or side room which
is not open for the use of the public generally; provided, however,
that in hotels, guests may be served in their rooms or in public or
private dining rooms, and provided further that this section shall
not apply to club licenses.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or
by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both, such fine and
imprisonment to be in the discretion of the court.
[Adopted 12-4-67 as Ord. No. 165]
It shall be unlawful for a minor to enter any premises licensed
for the sale of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of purchasing
or having served or delivered to him or her any alcoholic beverages.
It shall be unlawful for a minor to purchase, consume, attempt
to purchase or have another purchase for him or her any alcoholic
beverages on any premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
It shall be unlawful for any minor to misrepresent or misstate
his or her age for the purpose of inducing any retail licensee or
any employee of any retail licensee to serve, sell or deliver any
alcoholic beverage to him or her.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to purchase or attempt to purchase
for a minor any alcoholic beverage.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit the use of his
or her documents or evidences of identification by any other person
under the age of 18 years in connection with the purchase or attempted
purchase of any alcoholic beverage.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
Each violation of this article shall be punishable by a fine
not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both.
