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Township of West Deptford, NJ
Gloucester County
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[Amended 7-2-1981 by Ord. No. 81-17]
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age established by state statute to:
A. 
Enter any premises licensed for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of purchasing or having served or delivered to same any alcoholic beverages.
B. 
Consume any alcoholic beverages on premises licensed for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, or purchase, attempt to purchase or have another person purchase for him or her any alcoholic beverages.
C. 
Have in his or her possession any alcoholic beverages in any place or in any automobile or other vehicle or in any private place or residence not his or her home. (Lands and premises leased and occupied by any such person shall be construed to be his or her own.)
D. 
Misrepresent or misstate his or her age or the age of any other person for the purpose of inducing any retail licensee or any employee of a retail licensee to sell, serve or deliver any alcoholic beverages to a person under the age established by state statute.
E. 
Misrepresent his or her age by the use of false documents or another person's documents or otherwise in connection with the purchase, attempted purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
F. 
Misrepresent his or her age to any police officer in connection with the purchase, attempted purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
G. 
Altered documents. Have in his or her possession any altered or changed documents for the purpose of establishing the identification or age of such person.
A parent or guardian of any minor charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be required to attend the hearing of the complaint. For the purpose of compelling such attendance, the Judge of the Municipal Court of the Township of West Deptford is hereby authorized and directed to cause a parent or guardian of a minor to attend the hearing by issuing appropriate subpoenas to compel such attendance. It shall be sufficient compliance with the provisions hereof if one of the parents or one of the guardians attends the hearing pursuant hereto.
The Police Department is hereby designated as the enforcement official for this article.