Title 33, Title 33: INTOXICATING LIQUORS

33:1-12.46. Completion of educational program required within nine months All plenary retail and limited retail distribution licensees shall be required to successfully complete the initial educational program within nine months of the effective date of regulations establishing a…

33:1-12.47. Certificate of completion of educational program required for license renewal Upon application for renewal of any plenary retail or limited retail distribution license, the licensee shall present to the licensing authority the certificate of completion of the initial …

33:1-12.48. Rules, regulations The director shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.1991,c.9,s.9.

33:1-12.49 Issuance of special permits to serve alcoholic beverages in "qualifying development projects." 1. a. The Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control may issue one or more special permits to one or more individual corporations or other types of legal entities…

33:1-12.50 Special retail consumption, distribution licensing in qualifying development projects. 1. a. The Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control may issue special retail consumption licenses to one or more individual corporations or other types of legal entities…

33:1-12.51 Rules, regulations. 2. The Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control may, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2013, c.63, s.2.…

33:1-12.52 Definitions relative to issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses in special project areas. 1. a. As used in this act: "Host municipality" means a municipality within a project area. "Original transferee" means the State, a political subdivision or subdivisions thereof, …

33:1-12.53 Letter of consent required. 2. A special license shall not be issued pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2018, c.101 (C.33:1-12.52) unless the application is supported by a letter of consent from the original transferee. The decision by the original transferee to provide a le…

33:1-12.54 Regulations. 3. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control may promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of P.L.2018, c.101 (C.33:1-12.52 et seq.) …

33:1-12.55 Definitions. 6. a. As used in this section: "Eligible municipality" means a municipality in which at least one shopping mall is located and the number of plenary retail consumption licenses has reached the population limitation established in section 2 of P.L.1947, c.9…

33:1-12a Posting of notice required. 1. A person who holds a Class C license, except a plenary retail transit license, or a club license shall ensure that a warning notice prepared by the Department of Health and Senior Services is posted prominently in any service area as well a…

33:1-12b. $50 fine 3. A person who fails to comply with the provisions of this act may be subject to a fine of $50. L.1993,c.43,s.3.

33:1-12c Definitions relative to alcoholic beverage tastings and samplings. 2. As used in this act: "Sample" means a small amount of an alcoholic beverage. "Sampling" means a licensee or permittee offering a sample to a consumer for the purpose of inducing or promoting a sale. "T…

33:1-12d Terms, conditions relative to consumer wine, beer and spirits tasting events and samplings. 3. The following terms and conditions shall apply to consumer wine, beer, and spirits tasting events and samplings conducted by or on the premises of the holder of a plenary retai…

33:1-13 Class D, transportation licenses; fees. 33:1-13. Class D licenses shall be as follows: Transportation license. The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to transport alcoholic beverages into, out of, through and within the State of Ne…

33:1-14 Class E licenses; subdivisions; fees. 33:1-14. Class E licenses shall be subdivided and classified as follows: Public warehouse license. 1. The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to receive for purposes of storing and warehousing a…

33:1-15. Separate license for each warehouse, salesroom or office Any licensee entitled to maintain a warehouse or salesroom shall, if approved by the commissioner, secure a separate license for each additional warehouse or salesroom or separate office desired, and pay as a fee t…

33:1-16. One license for premises located in more than one municipality; division of fee; number of licenses Whenever it shall appear that a building or premises to be licensed is located in more than 1 municipality, whether originally so constructed or whether resulting from enl…

33:1-17. Licensee to give bond; custody of bonds Before any Class A, Class B, Class D or Class E license shall be issued, each such licensee shall give a bond to the state of New Jersey, to be approved by the state tax commissioner as to form and amount, conditioned for the payme…

33:1-17.1. Requirement of alcoholic beverage retail licensee clearance certificate 2. An alcoholic beverage retail license or license that confers the right to sell alcoholic beverages to consumers shall not be issued, renewed or transferred unless the licensee, if subject to rev…

33:1-18 Director to administer issuance of certain licenses. 33:1-18. It shall be the duty of the director to administer the issuance of manufacturers', wholesalers', plenary retail transit, sporting facility, vendor, transportation and public warehouse licenses, in accordance wi…

33:1-19. Municipal board or body to administer issuance of certain licenses; "other issuing authority" construed It shall be the duty of the governing board or body of each municipality, except in such municipalities as shall have created municipal boards pursuant to this chapter…

33:1-19.1 Issuance of new, additional licenses, publication of notice. 1. Whenever a municipality is authorized to issue one or more new or additional plenary retail consumption, seasonal retail consumption or plenary retail distribution licenses or a plenary retail consumption l…

33:1-19.2. Issuance of license after publication of notice The provisions of this act shall not be construed to require the issuance of any license or licenses with respect to which a notice has been published pursuant to this act, but in any case in which any such license or lic…

33:1-19.3. Issuance to highest qualified bidder; public sale; qualifications Whenever a municipality is authorized to issue one or more plenary retail consumption, seasonal retail consumption or plenary retail distribution licenses and the governing body determines to permit the …

33:1-19.4. Bids; notice and invitation; publication; contents; announcement of qualified applicants If a governing body determines to conduct a sale pursuant to this act notice thereof and an invitation to bid shall be published in a newspaper circulating generally in the municip…

33:1-19.5. Issuance of license or rejection of all bids; postponement or cancellation of sale; disposition of funds Upon the conclusion of a sale the issuing authority shall issue a license to the highest qualified bidder therefor upon payment of his bid and the license fee, or s…

33:1-19.6. Inapplicability of act to powers of issuing authority; appeals Nothing in this act shall limit or restrict any issuing authority in the reasonable exercise of any of its powers over the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses and no appeal shall lie from any action of …

33:1-19.7 Plenary retail consumption license, issuance to certain nonprofit corporations. 1. The governing board or body of any municipality, upon the approval of the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, may issue a plenary retail consumption license to a nonpr…

33:1-19.8 Issuance, retail consumption license, certain nonprofit corporations. 2. The governing board or body of any municipality, upon the approval of the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, may issue a plenary retail consumption license to a nonprofit corpo…

33:1-19.9 Plenary retail consumption license, community theater. 3. a. The governing board or body of any municipality, upon the approval of the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, may issue a plenary retail consumption license to an eligible business entity o…

33:1-2 License required, terms; personal use; brand registration; fees. 33:1-2. a. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, sell, possess with intent to sell, transport, warehouse, rectify, blend, treat, fortify, mix, process, bottle or distribute alcoholic beverages in this State, e…

33:1-20. License to member of issuing authority issued only by director; additional fee No license other than a club license shall be issued under this chapter by any issuing authority to any member thereof or to any corporation, organization or association in which any member th…

33:1-22. Appeal to director from action of issuing authority; fee; procedure 33:1-22. If the other issuing authority shall refuse to issue any license, or if the other issuing authority shall refuse to extend the license for a limited time not exceeding its term, to the executor …

33:1-23. Enumeration of duties of commissioner It shall be the duty of the commissioner to administer and enforce this chapter and administer the department of alcoholic beverage control; to make an annual report to the governor of the activities of his department; to investigate…

33:1-23.1. Regulation by Commissioner of sales in violation of fair trade contract The State Commissioner of Alcoholic Beverage Control is hereby vested with the following powers to be exercised in such manner as will assist in properly supervising the liquor industry and promoti…

33:1-24. Duties of municipal authorities issuing licenses It shall be the duty of each other issuing authority to receive applications for such licenses as such other issuing authority is authorized to issue; to investigate applicants and to inspect premises sought to be licensed…

33:1-24.1 Findings, declarations relative to issuance of special licenses to serve alcoholic beverages in smart growth development projects. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Smart growth is an innovative approach to land use planning that directs the State's resourc…

33:1-24.2 Definitions relative to issuance of special licenses to serve alcoholic beverages in smart growth development projects; issuance, conditions; fees. 2. a. As used in this act: "Smart growth development project" or "project" means a development project that: (1) Is locate…

33:1-24.3 Acquisition, sale of inactive plenary retail consumption licenses. 3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1977, c.246 (C.33:1-12.39), a municipality in which is located an urban enterprise zone as designated pursuant to P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et …

33:1-24.3a Definitions; receiving municipality, plenary retail consumption licenses, population limitation, request, additional inactive plenary retail consumption license. 3. a. As used in this act: "Contiguous" means when municipalities in this State are adjoined by land and sh…

33:1-24.4 Municipal authority, open container area. 1. a. As used in this act, "open container area" means a portion of a municipality or an area encompassing the entire municipality upon which persons are permitted to carry and consume open containers of alcoholic beverages outd…

33:1-25 Issuance of license, application, qualifications; criminal record background check, fee. 33:1-25. No license of any class shall be issued to any person under the age of 18 years or to any person who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. A beneficiary of…

33:1-25.1. Peace officers; right to leadership or titular position in nonprofit organization with club license Nothing within the provisions of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes or any regulation promulgated by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the Department of Law an…

33:1-25.2. Nonprofit organization; use of name other than peace officer as licensee Any nonprofit organization holding a club license shall name as the licensee a person other than a regular police officer, peace officer or any other person whose powers or duties include the enfo…

33:1-26 License, terms, transfer; fee. 33:1-26. All licenses shall be for a term of one year from July 1 in each year. The respective fees for any such license shall be prorated according to the effective date of the license and based on the respective annual fee as in this chapt…