STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOSEPH A. LAGANA
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblyman LOUIS D. GREENWALD
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Permits bowling alleys, including alleys licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, to conduct amusement games.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act permitting bowling alleys, including alleys licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, to conduct amusement games and supplementing P.L.1959, c.108 (C.5:8-78 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The operator of a bowling alley, including a bowling alley for which a plenary retail consumption license as defined in R.S.33:1-12 has been issued, shall be eligible to be issued for that premises an amusement game license, pursuant to P.L.1959, c.109 (C.5:8-100 et seq.), provided that the premises includes at least 10 United States Bowling Congress (USBC) sanctioned bowling lanes, at least 40 amusement games, and meets all other requirements for licensure to conduct amusement games.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that the operator of a bowling alley, including a bowling alley for which a plenary retail consumption license has been issued, will be eligible to be issued for that premises an amusement game license provided that the premises includes at least 10 United States Bowling Congress (USBC) sanctioned bowling lanes, at least 40 amusement games, and meets all other requirements for licensure to conduct amusement games.