[Adopted 11-14-1974 as Ch. 5, Art. I, of the 1974 Code]
The purchase or attempted purchase of alcoholic
beverages by any person under the age of 21 years of age, whether
the same is to be consumed on the premises or not, is hereby prohibited,
and any person violating this section shall be deemed a disorderly
person.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also N.J.S.A. 33:1-81.
Any person under the age of 21 years of age
who shall purchase or attempt to purchase any alcoholic beverages
in the City of Egg Harbor by the use of false documents or representations
shall be deemed a disorderly person.
Any person under the age of 21 years of age
who shall have in his or her possession any altered or false document
or documents for the purpose of identification and/or establishing
the age of said person shall be deemed a disorderly person.
Any person who misrepresents his or her age
to any police officer or special officer of the City of Egg Harbor
in connection with the purchase and/or consumption of any alcoholic
beverages shall be deemed a disorderly person.
Any person who shall permit the use of his or
her documents by any person under the age of 21 years of age for the
purpose of securing the purchase of alcoholic beverages in the City
of Egg Harbor shall be deemed to be a disorderly person.
Each and every person violating any of the provisions
of this article shall be subject, upon conviction thereof, to a fine
not exceeding $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not
exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge before
whom said conviction shall be had.
