Sponsored by:
Assemblyman RONALD S. DANCER
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Permits certain alcoholic beverage licensees to sell their products at seasonal farm markets.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning alcoholic beverages and supplementing Title 33 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The director may, subject to rules and regulations, issue to the holder of a limited brewery license, restricted brewery license, craft distillery license, plenary winery license, or farm winery license, as established pursuant to R.S.33:1-10, a permit to sell the licensee’s products at a seasonal farm market for consumption off the premises of the seasonal farm market. The director shall issue a separate permit for each seasonal farm market at which the licensee’s products are intended to be sold. The director shall not issue a permit pursuant to this section for use in connection with a roadside farm stand.
b. Subject to rules and regulations, a licensee issued a permit pursuant to this section may:
(1) transport the licensee’s products for the purpose of selling them at a seasonal farm market; and
(2) offer samples for sampling purposes to persons of the legal age to consume alcoholic beverages in the amounts authorized pursuant to R.S.33:1-10 during each day the seasonal farm market is operating.
c. A permit issued pursuant to this section may be a daily permit or an annual permit. An annual permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. The director may renew a permit provided the permit holder continues to hold a limited brewery license, restricted brewery license, craft distillery license, plenary winery license, or farm winery license, as applicable.
d. The director may establish a fee not to exceed $25 for a daily permit and not to exceed $75 for an annual permit for the issuance and renewal of a permit under this section.
e. As used in this section, “roadside farm stand” means a location owned by a single farmer or producer at which the farmer or producer sells agricultural products only from the farmer’s or producer’s farm directly to consumers.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the second month next following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill authorizes the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue a permit to the holder of a limited brewery license, restricted brewery license, craft distillery license, plenary winery license, or farm winery license to sell the licensee’s products at a seasonal farm market for consumption off the premises. The permit may be issued as a daily permit, for a fee not to exceed $25, or an annual permit valid for one year from the date of issuance, for a fee not to exceed $75. In addition, the permit may be renewed provided the permit holder continues to hold the applicable limited brewery license, restricted brewery license, craft distillery license, plenary winery license, or farm winery license.
The bill also:
1) requires the issuance of a separate permit for each seasonal farm market at which the licensee’s products are intended to be sold; and
2) prohibits the issuance of a permit for use in connection with a roadside farm stand.
Under the bill, “roadside farm stand” is defined as a location owned by a single farmer or producer at which the farmer or producer sells agricultural products only from the farmer’s or producer’s farm directly to consumers.
The bill further authorizes a permit holder to:
1) transport the licensee’s products for the purpose of selling them at a seasonal farm market; and
2) offer samples for sampling purposes to persons of the legal age to consume alcoholic beverages in the amounts authorized pursuant to R.S.33:1-10 during each day the seasonal farm market is operating.