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 website, mobile application, or internet service that arranges reservations for customers at food service establishments and is operated by someone other than the establishment owner.

Additionally, the bill imposes civil penalties for violations, with fines not exceeding $1,000 for each infraction, which will accrue daily for each establishment involved. The enforcement of these penalties will be conducted through summary proceedings 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.