New Jersey Attorney General Charges 10 More Bars and Restaurants with COVID-19 Rules Violations
As states like New York and Pennsylvania continue to restrict and shut down restaurant establishments, the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control has filed charges seeking to suspend the liquor licenses for 10 establishments based on alleged violations of Governor Murphy’s Orders. This is addition to the previous charges levied ... Read More
New Jersey Extends Municipal and State Licenses Due to COVID-19
The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control has extended all municipal and state licenses issued during the 2019-2020 license term until September 30, 2020. Citing the difficulties presented by the present COVID-19 pandemic, the Acting Director decided to enact his powers under N.J.S.A. 33:1-39 to extend all license terms. These ... Read More
NJ ABC Seeks To Revoke Liquor License for Violation of Governor’s COVID-19 Orders
The Attorney General announced that the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau was seeking to revoke the liquor license owned by Billings, Inc., trading as Post Time Pub, located in Blairstown, New Jersey. According to the charges issued by the ABC Enforcement Bureau, Post Time Pub serve alcoholic ... Read More
NJ ABC Issues New Ruling For Microbreweries
In the wake of a failed attempt to previously “regulate” Limited Breweries here in New Jersey, Acting Director James Graziano issued a new set of guidelines for these breweries. Tuesday’s “Special Ruling” outlines a number of perceived “concerns” that the Division has with how limited ... Read More
TTB Settles with Heineken USA Inc. for $2.5 Million
The federal authorities at the Department of Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, recently entered into a compromise with Heineken USA Inc. based on allegations regarding free draft systems and other perks provided to retailers by the beer giant. Under the terms of this “Offer of Compromise”, Heineken must ... Read More
Club Karma in Seaside Heights Sues Borough in Federal Court
For those familiar with the MTV Show “The Jersey Shore”, you may be aware of a club named Karma that was frequented by the cast. However, Club Karma a lightning rod for controversy even before it gained national attention. Dating back as far as the early 1990s, the local municipality, Seaside Heights, and Club Karma... Read More
Sale to an Undercover Officer
NJ Attorneys Liquor License Violations Local police departments are using “Cops in Shops” grants to investigate and prosecute underage individuals who purchase alcohol as well as store clerks who sell to these persons under the legal age. Certain police departments have even gone so far as to have underage officers attempt to ... Read More
Do I Need a Lawyer for an ABC Hearing
New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control Attorney Did you received a Notice of Charges from the NJ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control? Did you local police department and municipal licensing authority file charges against your license? Did the local ABC Municipal Board not renew your license pending a formal hearing? ... Read More
Undisclosed Interest in a Liquor License
Fayette Fair Trade v. Perth Amboy | Undisclosed Interest Notice of Charges from NJ Division of ABC Have you received a “Notice of Charges” from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control? If this is the first time you have been charged by the Division of ABC, you are likely concerned and confused by... Read More
Brewers Guild Of New Jersey Separates from New Jersey Brewers Association
New Jersey Craft Brewery Attorneys Prior to just recently, New Jersey Limited Breweries, commonly referred to as a Craft Brewery or Microbrewery, were unified under the New Jersey Brewers Association. However, a new association was formed, known as the Brewers Guild of New Jersey. This new guild has announced that the following ... Read More
