The Township Committee of the Township of Bethlehem
shall not be obligated to issue any license for the sale of any alcoholic
beverages whatsoever, but may do so at its discretion.
All alcoholic beverages of any nature whatsoever
shall be sold and dispensed on premises which shall be in plain view
of the public, and the place of sale thereof shall not be concealed
by screens or otherwise.
[Amended 2-15-1954 by Ord. No. 21; 12-30-1976 by Ord. No.
175; 9-5-1985 by Ord. No. 201-3-85]
The hours for the sale and distribution of alcoholic
beverages in the Township of Bethlehem shall be:
A. On weekdays, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00
a.m. of the following day.
B. On Sundays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00
a.m. of the following day.
[Amended 3-17-1994 by Ord. No. 201-5-94]
C. On the 31st day of December, the closing time shall
be extended until 4:00 a.m. of the following day.
D. Liquor license establishments may be open, on weekdays,
beginning at 6:00 a.m. to serve breakfast only. No alcoholic beverages
shall be sold prior to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays.
[Added 6-5-1986 by Ord. No. 201-4-86]
The Township Committee of the Township of Bethlehem
shall have the power to suspend or revoke, by resolution, any license
granted to any person by said Township Committee if such person violates
any of the provisions of this chapter or any act of Legislature covering
the sale, use, transportation or regulation of alcoholic beverages,
and the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be in addition
to any other such regulations and shall not by implication, or otherwise,
exclude any other such regulations.
[Last amended 9-16-2010 by Ord. No. 201.11.2010]
A. Fee amounts.
(1) The fee for a plenary retail consumption license shall
be and is hereby fixed at the sum of $2,039.33 per year.
(2) The fee for a seasonal retail consumption license
shall be and is hereby fixed at the sum of $1,527.31 per year.
(3) The fee for a plenary retail distribution license
shall be and is hereby fixed at the sum of $1,527.31 per year.
(4) The annual fee for a club license (N.J.S.A. 33:1-12,
Subsection 5) is hereby fixed at $248.83 per year.
B. All of the above license fees shall become due and
payable at the time that the application is filed with the Clerk of
the Township of Bethlehem, in the County of Hunterdon.