New Jersey S2854 establishes a license for supermarkets to sell certain alcoholic beverages manufactured in the state.

New Jersey S2854, known as The Garden State Grocery Liquor Licensing Act, creates a new retail alcoholic beverage license for retail food stores to sell alcoholic beverages manufactured in the state for off-premises consumption. The bill defines "retail food store" as any establishment where groceries and other foodstuffs are regularly and customarily sold for off-premises consumption, making up at least 65 percent of the store's total annual sales.

New Jersey S2854 establishes a license for supermarkets to sell certain alcoholic beverages manufactured in the state.

New Jersey S2854, known as The Garden State Grocery Liquor Licensing Act, creates a new retail alcoholic beverage license for retail food stores to sell alcoholic beverages manufactured in the state for off-premises consumption. The bill defines "retail food store" as any establishment where groceries and other foodstuffs are regularly and customarily sold for off-premises consumption, making up at least 65 percent of the store's total annual sales.