No licensee shall sell, serve, deliver or allow,
permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic beverage,
or permit consumption of any alcoholic beverage on the licensed premises
on New Year's Day, when it is a weekday, between the hours of 4:00
a.m. and 8:00 a.m.; on New Year's Day, when it is a Sunday, between
the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; on other weekdays, between
the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
During the hours that sales are hereinabove
prohibited, the entire licensed premises shall also be closed and
no person permitted to enter or remain therein except the licensee
and bona fide employees of the licensee. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to clubs licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1-12(5),
nor to restaurants as defined in N.J.S.A. 33:1-1t, and other establishments
where the principal business is other than the sale of alcoholic beverages.
[Added 10-8-1997; amended 3-8-2006]
A violation of any provision of this article shall be punishable as provided in §
1-9 of this Code.