2C:33-27. Consumption of alcohol in restaurants
Consumption of alcohol in restaurants.
a. No person who owns or operates a restaurant, dining room or other
public place where food or liquid refreshments are sold or served to the
general public, and for which premises a license or permit authorizing
the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has not been
issued:
(1) Shall allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages, other than wine
or a malt alcoholic beverage, in a portion of the premises which is open
to the public; or
(2) Shall charge any admission fee or cover, corkage or service charge
or advertise inside or outside of such premises that patrons may bring
and consume their own wine or malt alcoholic beverages in a portion of
the premises which is open to the public.
(3) Shall allow the consumption of wine or malt alcoholic beverages at
times or by persons to whom the service or consumption or alcoholic
beverages on licensed premises is prohibited by State or municipal law
or regulation.
b. Nothing in this act shall restrict the right of a municipality or an
owner or operator of a restaurant, dining room or other public place
where food or liquid refreshments are sold or served to the general
public from prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic beverages on those
premises.
c. A person who violates any provision of this act is a disorderly
person, and the court, in addition to the sentence imposed for the
disorderly person violation, may by its judgment bar the owner or
operator from allowing consumption of wine or malt alcoholic beverages
in his premises as authorized by this act.
L.1999,c.90, s.5.
