SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 910

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MAY 9, 1996

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No.910.

      P.L.1971, c.184 (C.33:1-40.3) provided that municipalities must permit the sale of wine and beer in original bottle or can containers for off-premises consumption on the same days and during the same hours as the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption is permitted. P.L.1991, c.370 amended that law to provide an exception for cities of the first class. It also provided that a city of the first class which prohibits Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption could not permit Sunday sales of wine and beer for off-premises consumption. This bill repeals those provisions.

      The bill further provides that a city of the first class may establish by ordinance separate hours of sale for each type of retail license established in R.S.33:1-12, and separate hours for sale by such licensees for on-premises and off-premises consumption.