S 1174 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Allows certain restaurants to advertise that patrons may consume alcohol purchased off the restaurant premises; allows restaurants to charge corkage or service fee.

This bill allows restaurants without liquor licenses to advertise that patrons may bring and consume their own alcohol (BYOB) on the premises, which was previously prohibited. It also permits these restaurants to charge fees for bringing wine, beer, cider, or mead, and explicitly includes cider and mead as permitted beverages (beyond just wine and beer). The change removes an unconstitutional advertising ban that was challenged in court under the First Amendment. This directly affects casual dining establishments that serve food without a liquor license but wish to accommodate BYOB customers.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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