[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Deerfield 2-15-1984 by Ord. No. 1984-1 as Ch. 29
of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is enacted to regulate the sale
and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the Township of Deerfield
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 to 33:1-96, and in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Director of the Division of
Alcoholic Beverage Control.
[Amended 11-6-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-10]
A.
For the purpose of this chapter, words and phrases
herein shall have the same meanings as they have in N.J.S.A. 33:1-1
to 33:1-96 and in the rules and regulations of the Director of the
Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
All applications for licenses, all licenses
issued and all proceedings under this chapter shall be in accordance
with the Act, rules and regulations referred to in the previous section
and all other applicable laws of the State of New Jersey or of the
United States.
All licenses required by this chapter shall
be issued by the governing body, the Township Committee, which shall
also administer the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 11-6-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-10]
Annual license fees for the sale or distribution
of alcoholic beverage in the Township shall be paid as follows:
[Added 11-6-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-10]
Said club license shall be limited to the retail
sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on all licensed premises
by the glass or other open receptacle and only to a bona fide member
of the club or bona fide guest of such member.
[Amended 2-2-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-1]
No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, served,
consumed or delivered to any consumer or from any licensed premises
from Tuesday through Saturday between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00
a.m. No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, served, consumed or delivered
to any consumer or from any licensed premises on Sunday between the
hours of 2:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon nor on Monday between the hours
of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
[Amended 2-2-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-1]
No licensee shall sell, serve or deliver, or
allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic
beverage upon or from the licensed premises on New Year's Day between
the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., except if New Year's Day is
a Sunday, then such sale, service or delivery shall be prohibited
between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on said date.
Any retail licensee shall be permitted to sell
and offer for sale at retail or deliver to any consumer any alcoholic
beverage and allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages in and upon
the licensed premises within the Township while the polls are open
for voting in any general or primary elections for national, state
or local offices.
A.
No licensee or employee of the licensee shall sell,
serve or deliver, directly or indirectly, any alcoholic beverages
to any mentally defective, habitual drunkard, intoxicated person or
minor, nor permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on any licensed
premises by any of the above-named classes of persons, including any
parking lots controlled by the licensee.
B.
Furthermore, persons under the legal age for purchasing
alcoholic beverages shall not be allowed to frequent, loiter or remain
in any room or rooms used by or devoted to the sale, service or consumption
of alcoholic beverages upon a licensed premises between the hours
of 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. of the following day.
It shall be unlawful for any person:
A.
To consume alcoholic beverages while in or on a public
street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public
place or in any public conveyance.
B.
To consume alcoholic beverages in a private motor
vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any public street,
lane or public parking lot.
C.
To consume alcoholic beverages while upon any private
property not his own without the express permission of the owner or
other person having authority to grant such permission.
D.
To discard alcoholic beverage containers upon any
public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public
place or upon any private property not his own without the express
permission of the owner.
The following acts and conduct shall be unlawful:
A.
The solicitation from house to house, personally or
by telephone, for the purchase of alcoholic beverages.
B.
The harboring of criminals, gangsters, swindlers or
other persons of ill repute upon the licensed premises.
C.
Disturbances, fights or brawls constituting a public
nuisance upon the licensed premises.
D.
Bookmaking, gambling or gambling devices on or about
the licensed premises.
A.
Any license issued under this chapter may be suspended
or revoked for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter
or any provision of any applicable statute or any of the rules or
regulations of the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
B.
Proceedings for suspension or revocation shall be
in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 to 33:1-96 by
service of a five-day notice of charges preferred against the licensee
and affording a reasonable opportunity for hearing. Any suspension
or revocation shall carry the penalties and prohibitions provided
in the statutes referred to.
C.
Suspension or revocation of a license shall be in
addition to any other penalty which may be imposed for a violation
of this chapter.
Any person violating any of the regulations or provisions of this chapter shall, in addition to any penalty imposed under § 37-13 of this chapter, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
