New Jersey Statutes Title 33. Intoxicating Liquors 33 § 1-19

It shall be the duty of the governing board or body of each municipality, except in such municipalities as shall have created municipal boards pursuant to this chapter, in which latter event it shall be the duty of such respective municipal boards, to administer the issuance of all other licenses within their respective municipalities, in accordance with this chapter, and forthwith to report the issuance of all such licenses to the commissioner. The issuing authorities constituted by this section are sometimes hereinafter referred to as “other issuing authority”.