This bill introduces a new "restricted convenience store license" that allows convenience stores to sell malt beverages and wine for off-premises consumption in original containers. License holders must ensure that at least 20 percent of the alcoholic beverages they display for sale are produced in New Jersey by licensed local breweries or wineries. The bill also stipulates that municipalities can prohibit the issuance of this license within their borders, and it removes the existing population cap on the number of retail distribution licenses that can be issued in a municipality, specifically for this new license type.

The licenses will be issued by the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and can be renewed annually. The initial issuance fee is set at $5,000, with 25 percent allocated to the director and 75 percent to the municipality. The annual renewal fee is $1,000, split equally between the division and the municipality. The bill defines a convenience store as a retail establishment with a gross square footage between 800 and 5,000, primarily selling groceries and foodstuffs for off-premises consumption, while also allowing for the sale of other items like household goods and motor fuel.