ASSEMBLY, No. 2483

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 7, 1996

By Assemblywoman FARRAGHER, Assemblymen ARNONE, LeFevre and Blee

An Act concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain cases and amending P.L.1947, c.94.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Section 8 of P.L.1947, c.94 (C.33:1-12.20) is amended to read as follows:

    8. Nothing in this act shall prevent the issuance, in a municipality, of a new license to a person who operates a hotel or motel containing 100 guest sleeping rooms or who may hereafter construct and establish a new hotel or motel containing at least 100 guest sleeping rooms, or to a person who operates a racetrack for horse racing.

    A license issued under the provisions of this section shall not be counted in determining the number of licenses under P.L.1968, c.277 (C.40:48-2.40 et seq.).

(cf: P.L.1968, c.359, s.1)

    2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month after enactment.

STATEMENT

    This bill would authorize a municipality to issue a retail liquor license to a privately owned racetrack which would not be counted toward the maximum number of liquor licenses the municipality is permitted by law to issue. Under section 2 of P.L.1947, c.94 (C.33:1-12.14), the maximum number of liquor licenses issued is based upon the population of a municipality. Currently there are three privately owned racetracks in New Jersey, at Freehold, Atlantic City and Cherry Hill.

Permits municipality to issue additional liquor license for racetrack.