As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PREMISES
That physical part or portion of the building or place described
in and for which the plenary retail consumption license shall have
been issued.
[Amended 11-23-1981; 4-4-1985; 12-7-1989]
A. No business shall be conducted on any premises licensed
under a plenary retail consumption license, and no said licensed premises
shall be open for business between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 10:00
a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and
6:00 a.m. on Mondays and between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
on the other days of the week; provided, however, that the closing
hours on New Year's Day shall be from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
[Amended 3-12-1998 by Ord. No. 7601; 10-26-2000 by Ord. No. 20-00]
(1) Exempt from the aforesaid prohibition against the
conduct of' other business upon premises operated under a plenary
retail consumption license during the aforesaid prohibited hours shall
be the operation of the following:
(a) The business primarily of preparing, selling and servicing
food and nonalcoholic beverages for consumption on or off of the premises
as otherwise permitted under this Code when not incidental to, in
connection with or accompanied by entertainment provided by live entertainers
and so long as, during the prohibited hours, no alcoholic beverages
are sold, delivered or served and so long as no consumption of alcoholic
beverages is permitted.
(b) The business of renting hotel or motel rooms as otherwise
permitted under this Code when not incidental to, in connection with
or accompanied by entertainment provided by live entertainers and
so long as, during the prohibited hours, no alcoholic beverages are
sold, delivered or served and so long as no consumption of alcoholic
beverages is permitted.
(2) As to either of the two exempt types of business,
during the aforesaid prohibited hours, all alcoholic beverages upon
such premises shall be locked away in a secure manner so that no person
shall have access to the same; such manner of securing alcoholic beverages
during the prohibited hours shall be clearly stated upon an addendum
to each and every application for a plenary retail consumption license
or any application for renewal or transfer thereof hereafter made,
and the terms of the same shall be subject to the approval of the
Police Chief of this township or his or her designee. The manner of
securing alcoholic beverages during the prohibited hours shall be
at all time subject to the inspection of the Chief of Police or his
or her designee, and he or she may, from time to time as he or she
deems reasonably necessary to effectuate the intent of this article,
order the immediate change or supplementation in the manner in which
alcoholic beverages are secured.
B. No licensee shall sell or deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale or delivery of any alcoholic beverage at retail in its original container for consumption off the licensed premises or allow, permit or suffer the removal of any alcoholic beverage in its original or open container from retail licensed premises before 9:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. on any day of the week, except that the sale by such licensees of malt alcoholic beverages in original bottles or can containers for consumption off the premises shall be permitted on the same days and during the same hours as the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises is permitted pursuant to Subsection
A hereof, but on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve such sale must cease at 10:00 p.m. and shall not commence until 8:00 a.m. on the following day.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14]
[Amended 10-26-2000 by Ord. No. 20-00]
No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted for any purpose whatsoever on any premises for which a plenary retail consumption license shall have been granted unless said minor shall at all times be accompanied by a parent. Exempt from this prohibition is the presence of persons under the age of 18 years upon premises devoted to the conduct of business which is exempt under §
76-2A from closing during certain hours.
[Amended 3-31-1989; 6-1-1989; 3-23-1995 by Ord. No. 95-4; 12-19-1996 by Ord. No.
96-14]
The fee to be paid for a plenary retail consumption license issued to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on a licensed premises by the glass or other open receptacle and in original containers for consumption off the licensed premises pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1-12, shall be the sum as provided in Chapter
108, Fees.
. The violation of any of the terms or provisions
of this article shall render the holder of said plenary retail consumption
license subject to the suspension or revocation of his or her said
license in the manner provided by law.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 2-14-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-02]
Unless otherwise provided by Title 33 of the
New Jersey Statutes Annotated, any person, firm or corporation who
shall violate or cause, allow, permit, aid or assist in the violation
of any of the terms and provisions of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days, a period of community service not
exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.