[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Cranbury 6-26-1944;
amended in its entirety 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. 09-04-24.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Municipal Alliance Committee on Drug Abuse and Alcoholism — See
Ch. 13.
Alcoholic beverage use in parks — See Ch. 108.
It shall be unlawful to possess, sell, distribute or transport alcoholic
beverages within the Township otherwise than as provided in this chapter,
the provisions of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, and the
regulations promulgated by the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage
Control, as amended and supplemented. The words and phrases used in this chapter
shall have the same meanings as in N.J.S.A. 33:1-et seq. and the rules and
regulations of the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
No person shall sell, serve or distribute alcoholic beverages in the
Township without first obtaining a license under this chapter.
The Township Committee shall constitute the authority for the administration
of the issuance of licenses under this chapter.
The number of plenary retail consumption licenses outstanding in the
Township at the same time shall not exceed two.
The license fees for the period from July 1 of each year to June 30
of the year following, inclusive, are hereby established and fixed as follows:
Any license issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked
for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or for violation of
any of the provisions of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey or
any other applicable statute or of any of the rules and regulations promulgated
or to be promulgated by the State Commissioner of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
No licensee under this chapter shall sell, serve, deliver or allow,
permit or suffer the service or delivery of any alcoholic beverages, directly
or indirectly, to any person under the legal age to purchase or consume alcoholic
beverages as defined by state law.
No licensee under this chapter shall, directly or indirectly, solicit
from house to house, personally or by telephone, the purchase of alcoholic
beverages, or allow, permit or suffer such solicitation.
No plenary retail consumption licensee shall sell, serve or deliver
or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic
beverage between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays or between
the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Sundays, provided that on the first
day of each calendar year, sales may be made between the hours of 2:00 a.m.
and 5:00 a.m.
Premises licensed under this chapter shall at all times be kept in a
safe, clean and sanitary condition. All rooms, passageways, entrances, exits
and stairways shall be well lighted.
All licensees under this chapter who sell alcoholic beverages shall prominently post on their premises a warning of the dangers to the unborn children of women who consume alcoholic beverages while pregnant. The nature and type of warning signs shall be determined by the Cranbury Board of Health, which shall prepare and distribute the warning signs. Any licensee violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine as provided for in § 1-15 of this Code.
