Township of Allamuchy, NJ Chapter 80 Alcoholic Beverages

[HISTORY: Articles I and II adopted by the Township Committee (now Council) of the Township of Allamuchy as indicated in article histories. Subsequent articles adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Allamuchy as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article I License Fees

[Adopted 10-5-1978 (Ch. 55, Art. I, of the 1981 Code)]

§ 80-1 Annual license fees.

[Amended 5-7-1981[1]]

A. The annual fee for a plenary retail consumption license shall hereafter be $565.

B. The annual fee for a plenary retail distribution license shall hereafter be $565.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Article II Hours of Sale

[Adopted 7-1-1950 (Ch. 55, Art. II of the 1981 Code)]

§ 80-2 Hours of sale; closing of premises.

A. Hours of sale.

[Amended 7-2-1981]

(1) No licensee shall sell, serve or deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic beverage/distilled spirits on licensed premises on weekdays between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. or on Sundays between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

(2) Sunday package sales of all alcoholic beverages/distilled spirits shall be limited to the hours between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

[Amended 2-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-04; 8-19-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-07; 3-15-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01]

B. During the hours that sales of alcoholic beverages are hereinabove prohibited, all licensed premises shall be closed.

C. Pursuant to a resolution duly enacted, the Township Council of the Township of Allamuchy may permit the sale of alcoholic beverages during times and under conditions not otherwise permitted in Subsection A of this section. A waiver of the hours of sale may be granted in the sole discretion of the Township Council of the Township of Allamuchy for special reasons and for good cause shown, such as but not limited to the fact that in certain years traditional holidays occur on days or dates during which the sale of alcoholic beverages is by this chapter limited or prohibited. Any resolution authorizing a change in the hours of sale or in the closing of licensed premises shall be duly adopted by a majority vote of the Township Council. Any such resolution shall be duly advertised at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for its adoption so as to afford notice to interested parties who may wish to be heard.

[Added 6-1-1989 by Ord. No. 6-89]

§ 80-3 Disciplinary proceedings.

Any and all violations of the provisions of this article shall be subject to disciplinary proceedings as set forth in N.J.S.A. 33:1-31.