33:1-7. Officers and employees not to be interested in liquor industry; acceptance of gifts
No person appointed to any office, position or employment under this chapter while holding said office, position or employment, shall directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or as a stockholder of a corporation or any other association have any interest whatsoever in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages, or in any enterprise or industry dealing or connected with alcoholic beverages or kindred or cognate thereto; nor shall any such person accept any gift, gratuity, or anything of value whatsoever from any licensee or applicant for a license, directly or indirectly; but it shall not be a violation of this chapter for such person to purchase or possess for consumption and not for resale any alcoholic beverages.