Bill Text: NJ S2753 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Allows dogs in sampling and tasting areas of breweries.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-01-15 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee [S2753 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S2753-Amended.html
Sponsored by:
Senator MICHAEL J. DOHERTY
District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)
Senator CHRISTOPHER "KIP" BATEMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Allows dogs in sampling and tasting areas of breweries.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee on December 6, 2018, with amendments.
An Act concerning breweries and supplementing Title 33 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. 1[The holder of a limited brewery license issued pursuant to R.S.33:1-10 may allow dogs] A dog may be allowed1 in any area of the licensed premises 1of a limited brewery licensed pursuant to R.S.33:1-101 designated for the consumption of 1[brewed products] malt alcoholic beverages1, provided that:
a. the 1[owner or operator of the brewery] holder of the limited brewery license1 elects to allow dogs to be present in the area of the licensed premises designated for the consumption of 1[brewed products] malt alcoholic beverages1;
b. dogs 1[shall] do1 not have access to any area of the licensed premises where the presence of the dog would present a risk of contamination of 1[brewed products] malt alcoholic beverages1 or other products produced for human consumption by the brewery;
c. the area of the licensed premises designated for the consumption of 1[brewed products] malt alcoholic beverages1 where dogs are allowed can be accessed without passing through any areas of the licensed premises where the presence of a dog would present a risk of contamination of 1[brewed products] malt alcoholic beverages1 or other products produced for human consumption by the brewery;
d. the presence of dogs in the area of the licensed premises designated for the consumption of 1[brewed products shall] malt alcoholic beverages does1 not result in contamination of any clean equipment, glassware, utensils, or other articles used in connection with furnishing samples of 1[brewed products] malt alcoholic beverages1 to consumers;
e. staff members are not allowed, while on duty, to have any direct contact with dogs, and any staff member who does have direct contact with a dog while on duty shall promptly wash the staff member's hands in accordance with State public health and sanitation requirements;
f. the area of the licensed premises that is designated for the consumption of 1[brewed products] malt alcoholic beverages1 is maintained in a clean condition, and surfaces that have been contaminated by a dog's excrement or bodily fluids are promptly cleaned and sanitized;
g. any food or water provided to dogs while on the licensed premises is in a single-use, disposable container; and
h. the dog is on a leash or confined in a pet carrier and is under the control of its owner at all times while the dog is present in the designated area of the licensed premises.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
