New Jersey § 33:1-2
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 33:1-2, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33:1-2.
a. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, sell, possess with intent to sell, transport,
warehouse, rectify, blend, treat, fortify, mix, process, bottle or distribute alcoholic
beverages in this State, except pursuant to and within the terms of a license, or
as otherwise expressly authorized, under this chapter; but any drink actually intended
for immediate personal use may be mixed by any person. Except as hereinafter provided, a person may, without limitation, purchase any amount
of alcoholic beverages intended in good faith to be used solely for personal use and
may personally transport those alcoholic beverages so purchased for personal use in
any vehicle from a point within this State. Alcoholic beverages intended in good faith solely for personal use may be transported,
by the owner thereof, in a vehicle other than that of the holder of a transportation
license, from a point outside this State to the extent of, not exceeding 1/4 barrel
or one case containing not in excess of 12 quarts in all, of beer, ale or porter,
and one gallon of wine and two quarts of other alcoholic beverages within any consecutive
period of 24 hours; provided, however, that except pursuant to and within the terms
of a license or permit issued by the director, no person shall transport into this
State or receive from without this State into this State, alcoholic beverages where
the alcoholic beverages are transported or received from a state which prohibits the
transportation into that state of alcoholic beverages purchased or otherwise obtained
in the State of New Jersey. If any person or persons desire to transport alcoholic beverages intended only for
personal use in quantities in excess of those above-mentioned, an application may
be made to the director who may, upon being satisfied of the good faith of the applicant,
and upon payment of a fee of $25.00 issue a special permit limited by such conditions
as the director may impose, authorizing the transportation of alcoholic beverages
in quantities in excess of those above-mentioned. b. A holder of a Class B license under R.S.33:1-11 shall not sell or deliver for sale in New Jersey any brand of alcoholic beverage
for resale in this State unless the alcoholic beverage is acquired from the brand
owner, or his authorized agent, or a wholesale licensee designated as the registered
distributor by the brand owner, or his authorized agent. c. No licensee shall knowingly sell, offer for sale, deliver, receive or purchase,
for resale in this State, any alcoholic beverage, including private label brands owned
by a retailer and exclusive brands owned by a manufacturer or wholesaler and offered
for sale or sold by such manufacturer or wholesaler exclusively to one New Jersey
retailer or affiliated retailer, unless the brand owner or his authorized agent files
with the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control a brand registration
schedule containing such information as the director shall by rule or regulation require. Each brand registration schedule must be renewed annually by January 1 of each year. d. Each person who files a brand registration schedule and amendments thereto shall
pay a filing fee of $23 per filing for each initial brand registration and annual
renewal and $10 for each amendment. All wines shall be subject to the initial brand registration and annual renewal
filings and fees, except that different vintages of the same wine shall not require
separate brand registrations or renewals. Any registration may be suspended or revoked in the same manner as an alcoholic
beverage license for any violation of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereto. e. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to limit or modify the prohibition
against discrimination in the sale of any nationally advertised brand of alcoholic
beverages to currently authorized wholesalers as set forth in P.L.1966, c. 59 ( C.33:1-93.6 et seq. ) nor shall this section be deemed to require the sale to anyone other than authorized
retailers of private label brands which are owned by a retailer or exclusive brands
which are owned by a manufacturer or wholesaler and offered for sale or sold by the
manufacturer or wholesaler exclusively to one retailer or affiliated retailer, in
this State. f. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or deliver, receive or purchase for resale
in this State, any product consisting of or containing powdered alcohol.
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