[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Freehold as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted by Ord. No. 1 (Ch. VIII of the Revised
General Ordinances), as amended through Ord. No. O-02-19]
This article is enacted to regulate the sale
and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the Township of Freehold
in accordance with the provisions of an act of the Legislature of
the State of New Jersey entitled an "Act Concerning Alcoholic Beverages,"
comprising Chapter 436 of the Laws of 1933, its supplements and amendments,
and also comprising N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq., and in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage
Control.
For the purpose of this article, words and phrases
herein shall have the same meanings as in N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.,
and the rules and regulations of the Director of the Division of Alcoholic
Beverage Control.
Laws applicable. All applications for licenses, all licenses issued and all proceedings under this article shall be in accordance with the act, rules and regulations referred to in § 71-1, and all other applicable laws of the State of New Jersey or the United States.
All licenses required by this article shall
be issued by the Township Committee, which shall also administer the
provisions of this article.
No person shall sell or distribute alcoholic beverages within the Township without having obtained a license in accordance with the act referred to in § 71-1 and the provisions of this article.
[Amended 9-3-2005 by Ord. No. O-03-23; 10-9-2007 by Ord. No.
O-07-31; 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-8]
A.
License fees. The annual license fees shall be as provided in Chapter 150, Fees, and the maximum number of licenses for the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages in the Township shall be the number set by the State of New Jersey, Division of Alcoholic Beverages.
B.
The annual fees shall apply to licenses issued in
each year. The annual fee shall be the maximum license fee allowed
by the pertinent New Jersey statute.
[Added 6-28-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-14]
A.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.20, the Township
may issue a plenary retail consumption license to a person or entity
operating a hotel or motel containing 100 guest sleeping rooms or
who may hereafter construct and establish a new hotel or motel containing
100 guest sleeping rooms.
B.
The plenary retail consumption license for a new qualified
hotel or motel, which has not already received a license prior to
the effective date of this section, shall be publicly bid on, based
on such terms as the Township Committee may establish by resolution
in accordance with the procedures, including notice, set forth in
N.J.S.A. 33:1-19.1 et seq.
C.
A "guest sleeping room" shall be defined as a partitioned
part of the inside of a hotel/motel building which contains a bed
or beds, and is maintained primarily for sleeping purposes and which
is let out by its owner, or any agent of its owner, at any time for
compensation, whether on a daily, periodic, weekly or seasonal basis
and whether to relatives, friends, guests or other third parties,
as defined in N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.20.
D.
All hotel or motel retail consumption licenses which
have been issued at any time shall be confined to that hotel or motel
property and shall not be subject to transfer to another premises.
No retail licensee shall allow, permit or suffer
the sale, service, delivery or consumption of any alcoholic beverages
in or upon the licensed premises on any day of the week between the
hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., and on Sunday between the hours
of 2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
The sale of malt alcoholic beverages and wine in original containers for off-premises consumption by a retail licensee with such license privilege is permitted during any period that the sale of any alcoholic beverage in open containers for on-premises consumption is authorized in §§ 71-8 and 71-11. Package sales of any other type of alcoholic beverage is permitted only between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on any day of the week and on Sunday between 12:00 noon and 10:00 p.m.
The provisions of § 71-8 shall not apply on January 1 or December 25. On those days, no alcoholic beverages shall be sold, served or delivered to any patron or consumed in any licensed premises between 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. unless either day is on a Sunday; in which case, no alcoholic beverages shall be sold, served, delivered to or consumed in a licensed premises between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
No licensee or employee of a licensee shall
sell, serve or deliver, directly or indirectly, any alcoholic beverage
to any actually or apparently intoxicated person or any person under
the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages; nor permit
the consumption of alcoholic beverages on any licensed premises by
any of the above-named classes of persons or permit any such persons
to congregate in or about the licensed premises.
The provisions of §§ 71-8 and 71-10 shall not apply to the issuance of a plenary retail transit license. A plenary retail transit license shall be issued only for limousine service and shall apply only to the particular limousine for which the license is issued. Said license may be issued to a Class C licensee whose license privilege permits the sale of alcoholic beverages in original containers for off-premises consumption. In order to qualify for the issuance of the license, the limousine must have installed what is commonly referred to as a "car bar" or similar device for the purpose of providing liquor service to passengers. The term "limousine" shall mean a motor vehicle with a capacity of not more than nine passengers offered for hire to transport persons to a specific place or motor vehicle furnished as an accommodation for a patron in connection with a business purpose.
[Amended 1-25-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-4]
A.
Purchase of alcoholic beverages by a minor. No minor
shall purchase, attempt to purchase, or have another purchase for
him any alcoholic beverage on any premises licensed for the sale of
alcoholic beverages.
B.
Purchase of alcoholic beverages for a minor. No person
shall purchase or attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages for a minor.
It shall be unlawful for any person to induce or attempt to induce
any licensee or any employee of a licensee to sell, serve or deliver
alcoholic beverages to a minor.
C.
Misstating age. No person shall misrepresent his age
or the age of another person for the purpose of inducing any licensee
or his employee to sell, serve or deliver any alcoholic beverage to
a person under 21 years or to permit a person under 21 years to remain
on any premises.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-48]
D.
Presumption. Any parent or guardian of a minor who
accompanies such minor into a premises in which alcoholic beverages
are served and who permits the minor to possess or consume alcoholic
beverages shall be presumed to have misrepresented the age of the
minor.
E.
Possession. No minor shall possess, serve, sell or
consume any alcoholic beverage in any public place within the Township.
A.
Any license issued under this article may be suspended
or revoked for violation of any of the provisions of this article
or any provision of any applicable statute or any of the rules or
regulations of the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
B.
Proceedings for suspension or revocation shall be
in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 33:1-31 by service of
a five-day notice of charges preferred against the licensee and affording
a reasonable opportunity for hearing.
C.
Suspension or revocation of a license shall be in
addition to any other penalty which may be imposed for a violation
of this article.
[Adopted by Ord. No. O-00-25 (§ 6-22
of the Revised General Ordinances)]
The purpose of this article is to provide for
the enforcement of P.L. 2000 c.33. (N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.2)
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A person who has qualified as a guardian of the underage
person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment.
The underage person's grandparent, aunt or uncle, sibling,
or any other person related by blood or affinity.
A.
Any person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic
beverages who knowingly possesses without legal authority or who knowingly
consumes any alcoholic beverage on private property shall be punished
by a fine of $250 for a first offense and $350 for any subsequent
offense. The court may, in addition to the fine authorized for this
offense, suspend or postpone for six months the driving privilege
of the defendant.
A.
Upon the conviction of any person and the suspension
or postponement of that person's driver's license, the court shall
forward a report to the Division of Motor Vehicles stating the first
and last day of the suspension or postponement period imposed by the
court pursuant to this article. If a person at the time of the imposition
of a sentence is less than 17 years of age, the period of license
postponement, including a suspension or postponement of the privilege
of operating a motorized bicycle, shall commence on the day the sentence
is imposed and shall run for a period of six months after the person
reaches the age of 17 years.
B.
If a person at the time of the imposition of a sentence
has a valid driver's license issued by this state, the court shall
immediately collect the license and forward it to the Division along
with the report. If for any reason the license cannot be collected,
the court shall include in the report the complete name, address,
date of birth, eye color, and sex of the person, as well as the first
and last date of the license suspension period imposed by the court.
C.
The court shall inform the person orally and in writing
that if the person is convicted of operating a motor vehicle during
the period of license suspension or postponement, the person shall
be subject to the penalties set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:3-40. A person
shall be required to acknowledge receipt of the written notice in
writing. Failure to receive a written notice or failure to acknowledge
in writing the receipt of a written notice shall not be a defense
to a subsequent charge of a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:3-40.
D.
The court shall, of any person convicted under this
article who is not a New Jersey resident, suspend or postpone, as
appropriate, the nonresident driving privilege of the person based
on the age of the person and submit to the Division the required report.
The court shall not collect the license of a nonresident convicted
under this article. Upon receipt of a report by the court, the Division
shall notify the appropriate officials in the licensing jurisdiction
of the suspension or postponement.
A.
This article does not prohibit an underage person
from consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage in connection with
a religious observance, ceremony, or rite or consuming or possessing
an alcoholic beverage in the presence of and with the permission of
a parent, guardian or relative who has attained the legal age to purchase
and consume alcoholic beverages.
B.
This article does not prohibit possession of alcoholic
beverages by any such person while actually engaged in the performance
of employment by a person who is licensed under Title 33 of the Revised
Statutes, or while actively engaged in the preparation of food while
enrolled in a culinary arts or hotel management program at a county
vocational school or post secondary educational institution; however,
no ordinance enacted pursuant to this article shall be construed to
preclude the imposition of a penalty under this article, N.J.S.A.
33:1-81, or any other section of law against a person who is convicted
of unlawful alcoholic beverage activity on or at premises licensed
for the sale of alcoholic beverages.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. III, Registration
of Beer Kegs Before Sale, consisting of §§ 71-21 through
71-27, adopted 5-22-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-11, which immediately followed
this subsection, was repealed 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-37.
