[Adopted 3-7-1955]
A code regulating retail food-handling establishments
and fixing penalties for violations is hereby established pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 26:3-69.6. A copy of said code is annexed
hereto and made a part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof
herein.
[Amended 4-9-2007]
The code established and adopted by this chapter
is described and commonly known as the "Sanitation in Retail Food
Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines" of the New
Jersey State Sanitary Code, as amended and supplemented from time
to time.
[Amended 4-9-2007]
Three copies of said code "Sanitation in Retail
Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines" have been
placed on file in the office of the Health Officer of this local Board
of Health.
A.
No person shall operate a retail food-handling establishment
unless a license or approval of an existing certificate, permit or
license shall have been issued by the Board of Health. Such license
or approval of an existing certificate, permit or license shall be
posted in a conspicuous place in such establishment.
B.
Fees. Every application for a license under this code
shall be accompanied by a fee according to the following schedule
of fees:
[Amended 5-14-1979; 11-18-1991; 4-8-1996; 3-8-2004; 10-24-2007; 9-8-2014 by Ord. No.
20-2014; 6-13-2022]
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Type of Establishment
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Annual Fee
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|---|---|---|---|
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Restaurant, hotel, cafe, tavern, luncheonette,
diner, soda fountain, food market, delicatessen, bakery or similar
establishment:
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Total floor area less than 5,000 square feet
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$300
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Total floor area between 5,000 and 10,000 square
feet
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$350
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Total floor area greater than 10,000 square
feet
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$400
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Food vending vehicle, caterers
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$300
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Child-care centers, social clubs
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$75
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Ancillary food vendors for seasonal events
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$200
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Seasonal agricultural market
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$50
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Flea market
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$150
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Temporary license
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$75
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Reinspection fee necessitated by conditional satisfactory or
unsatisfactory classification
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$150 1st reinspection
$250 2nd reinspection
$350 3rd court appearance required
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C.
Temporary license. Upon application, the Board may
issue a temporary license which shall be valid for a period of 14
days.
[Amended 4-8-1996; 6-13-2022]
D.
Licenses issued or approved under the provisions of this chapter shall expire annually December 31 of each year, and application for renewal thereof shall be submitted together with the required fee. New licenses issued after May 31 shall be assessed a pro rata 50% of the annual fee contained in Subsection B with said license expiring on December 31.
[Amended 4-8-1996; 9-8-2014 by Ord. No. 20-2014; 6-13-2022]
(1)
Late
fee: $100. Penalty imposed in connection with failing to renew license
charged after January 31 of the licensing year.
E.
A license or approval of certificate, permit or license
may be suspended or revoked for a violation by the holder of any provisions
of this chapter or Code after an opportunity for a hearing by the
Board of Health or its authorized representatives.
[Amended 6-13-2022]
F.
A license or approval of a certificate, permit or
license issued by another Board of Health is not transferable.[1]
[Amended 6-13-2022]
G.
Management
and personnel requirements. Any food establishment in the business
of or service of or services of preparing, selling or processing food
intended for human consumption, including, but not exclusively, all
Risk Type 2, 3, and 4 food establishments, shall require a person
in charge who holds a current food manager's certificate approved
by the New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services to
be on the premises of the food establishment at all times while open
for business or preparation of food.
[Added 6-13-2022]
H.
Interference
with Department of Health or police. No person shall obstruct or any
way interfere with the health official or with any police officer
in the performance of any duty under this chapter.
[Added 6-13-2022]
