New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 2 - DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
Subchapter 8 - CLUB LICENSES
Section 13:2-8.5 - Exceptions to eligibility requirements

(a) Any constituent unit, chartered or otherwise duly enfranchised chapter or member club of a national or state order, organization or association, which is in possession of suitable premises, shall not be prevented from obtaining a club license by reason of the fact that the unit, chapter or member club has not been in active operation in this State for at least three years continuously or has not been in exclusive continuous possession and use of a clubhouse or club quarters for the same period of time, provided said unit, chapter or member club obtains from the Director, and presents to the issuing authority at or before the issuance of the license, a certificate stating that satisfactory proof has been submitted to the Director that said unit, chapter or member club has been duly credentialed by a national or state order, organization or association which has been in active operation in this State for at least three years continuously immediately prior to submission of the application for a license.

(b) Nothing in 13:2-8.3 or 8.4 shall prevent the issuance of a club license to a bona fide club provided that special cause for such issuance is shown in writing to the Director and provided that the Director's written approval of such issuance is first obtained.