New Jersey · statute · N.J. Stat. tit. 33 · 237 active provisions
33:1-1. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and terms shall be deemed to have the meanings herein given to them: a. "Alcohol." Ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl or neutral spirits from whatever source or by whatever process produced. b. "Alcoholic beverage." Any fluid or solid capable of being con…
In any proceeding for any violation of this chapter, or any ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant thereto, any alcohol, beer, lager beer, ale, porter, naturally fermented wine, treated wine, blended wine, fortified wine, sparkling wine, distilled liquors, blended distilled liquors and any brewed, fermented or distil…
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, except pursuant to and within the terms of a license, or as otherwise expressly authorized, under this chapter; b…
It shall be the duty of the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the Department of Law and Public Safety to supervise the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages in such a manner as to fulfill the public policy and legislative purpose of this act as expressed in section 4 of P.L.…
a. Title 33 of the Revised Statutes (R.S. 33:1-1 et seq.) shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control Act." b. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as the public policy of this State and the legislative purpose of Title 33 the following: (1) To strictly regulate alcoholic beverage…
The director is hereby empowered: a. To maintain suitable headquarters for said division and such other offices and establishments within the State as he may determine necessary; to organize said division, creating such bureaus and altering them in such manner and at such times as he considers advisable. b. To appoint…
14. All fees and penalties collected by the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control pursuant to the provisions of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in a special nonlapsing fund. Monies in the fund shall be used exclusively for the operation of the Alco…
Each municipality now or hereafter having a population of fifteen thousand or more, according to Federal or State census, may establish in and for such municipality, by resolution or ordinance of the governing board or body now established by law in respect to such municipality, a municipal board of alcoholic beverage…
Any board of alcoholic beverage control established pursuant to section 33:1-5 of the Revised Statutes may, with the approval of the governing board or body of the municipality, appoint a secretary, who shall receive such annual salary as shall be fixed by such governing board or body of the municipality; but any perso…
No person shall be appointed to any office, position or employment under this chapter unless he is eligible as hereinbefore defined but clerical employees need not be of legal age.
No person appointed to any office, position or employment under this chapter while holding said office, position or employment, shall directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or as a stockholder of a corporation or any other association have any interest whatsoever in the manufacture, sale o…
All bonds made or furnished by any person appointed to any office, position or employment under this chapter, except the commissioner, shall be given to the commissioner and are to be approved as to form and sufficiency by the commissioner and be conditioned for the proper accounting of public funds intrusted to the ca…
Licenses shall be of the following classes: Class A--Manufacturer's license. Class B--Wholesaler's license. Class C--Retailer's license. Class D--Transportation license. Class E--Public warehouse license.
33:1-10. Class A licenses shall be subdivided and classified as follows: Plenary brewery license. 1a. The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to brew any malt alcoholic beverages and to sell and distribute those products to wholesalers and retailers licensed in accordance with th…
3. The director shall have final approval of an alternating proprietorship arrangement, as established in subsections 2a. and 2b. of R.S.33:1-10, approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the division, including regulations governing recordkeeping and repo…
1. a. As used in this section: "Craft manufacturer's license" means a limited brewery license, cidery and meadery license, and craft distillery license issued pursuant to R.S.33:1-10. "Off-premises special events" means special events that take place at a location other than on the licensed premises or the sidewalk, pa…
2. The taxes collected and paid pursuant to the licenses issued pursuant to R.S.33:1-10 shall be governed by the provisions of the "State Uniform Tax Procedure Law," R.S.54:48-1 et seq., including the tax clearance and license suspension provisions of section 5 of P.L.2004, c.58 (C.54:50-26.3).
33:1-11. Class B licenses shall be subdivided and classified as follows: Plenary wholesale license. 1. The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to sell and distribute alcoholic beverages, or intoxicating hemp beverages until the expiration of section 11 of P.L.2025, c.215 (C.24:6I…
The holder of any valid and unrevoked Class A or Class B license, as defined in sections 33:1-10 and 33:1-11 of the Revised Statutes, except the holder of a bonded warehouse bottling license, shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to distribute and sell alcoholic beverages within the limits of his license…
For the purposes of this act, the following phrases shall be deemed to have the meanings herein given to them: (a) Foreign person--a person resident in or incorporated under the laws of any State other than the State of New Jersey. (b) Resident person--a person resident in or incorporated under the laws of the State of…
No foreign person holding a Class B license in this State shall sell or distribute alcoholic beverages directly to any retail licensee within this State unless a resident person is permitted to sell and distribute alcoholic beverages directly to all persons licensed to sell the same at retail in the State or nation in…
The provisions of this act shall not apply to any foreign person holding a Class B license who also holds a Class A license.
If, in the opinion of the director, privileges conferred by any Class B license, whether held by a resident person or a foreign person, are being used to circumvent or evade the provisions of this act, the director may revoke such Class B license, or suspend the same until such time as the holder thereof satisfies the…
2. No State beverage distributor's license, as defined in subsection c. of section 2 of R.S.33:1-11, shall be renewed if it has not been actively used in connection with the operation of a licensed premises within a period of two years prior to the commencement date of the license period for which the renewal applicati…
33:1-12. Class C licenses shall be subdivided and classified as follows: Plenary retail consumption license. 1. The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to sell any alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises by the glass or other open receptacle, and also to sell…