Any hotel, guest house, rooming house or boarding house which is situated in any municipality which borders on the Atlantic ocean in a county of the fifth or sixth class shall be permitted to operate on a full-year basis notwithstanding section 55 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C. 40:55D-68) or any municipal ordinance, resolution, seasonal license, or other municipal rule or regulation to the contrary if it is demonstrated by affidavit or certification that:

a. a certificate of inspection has been issued for the hotel or guest house under the provisions of P.L.1967, c.76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.) or, in the case of a rooming house or boarding house, that a license has been issued under P.L.1979, c.496 (C. 55:13B-1 et al.); and

b. a hotel or guest house in the municipality which has obtained a certificate of inspection pursuant to P.L.1967, c.76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.) or rooming house or boarding house in the municipality which is licensed under P.L.1979, c.496 (C. 55:13B-1 et al.) is not prohibited from operating on a full-year basis on February 9, 1989 or on any other day following February 9, 1989.

L.1989, c.67, s.1.