This bill establishes regulations for third-party restaurant reservation services in New Jersey, specifically prohibiting them from listing, advertising, promoting, or selling reservations for food service establishments without a written agreement with the establishment. It defines a food service establishment as any place providing food for individual portion service, whether for free or for sale, and includes various forms of service such as on-premises dining or takeout. The bill also clarifies that a third-party restaurant reservation service is any internet-based platform that arranges reservations for customers at food service establishments, provided it is not owned by the establishment itself.

Additionally, the bill imposes civil penalties for violations, with fines not exceeding $1,000 for each infraction. Violations will accrue daily for each food service establishment involved, and enforcement will be conducted through the Superior Court under the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999. This legislation aligns with similar laws enacted in New York and proposed in Illinois, aiming to protect food service establishments from unauthorized reservation practices by third-party services.