[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Mansfield
3-4-1988 by Ord. No. BH-1968-1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A code regulating retail food-handling establishments, providing for
the inspection of such 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 9-24-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16]
The said code established and adopted by this chapter is described and
commonly known as the "Retail Food-Handling Establishment Code of New Jersey
(1992, as amended)."
[Amended 9-24-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16]
Three copies of the said Retail Food-Handling Establishment Code of
New Jersey (1992, as amended) have been placed on file in the office of the
Secretary of this local Board of Health upon the introduction of this chapter
and will remain on file there, until final action is taken on this chapter,
for use and examination by the public.
A.
No person shall operate a retail food-handling establishment
unless a license or approval of an existing certificate, permit or license
to operate same shall have been issued by this Board of Health, along with
a satisfactory status approval by the Burlington County Board of Health. Such
license or approval of an existing certificate, permit or license shall be
posted in a conspicuous place in such establishment.
[Amended 9-24-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16]
B.
There shall be a charge of $25 for such permit or approval
of an existing permit, except that there shall be no charge for such permit
or approval of existing permit to nonprofit organizations, associations or
corporations.
[Amended 9-24-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16; 9-28-2005 by Ord.
No. 2005-24]
C.
Licenses issued or approved under the provisions of this
chapter shall expire annually on December 31 of each year, and application
for removal thereof shall be submitted together with the required fee prior
to December 1 of each year.
D.
A person conducting an itinerant retail food-handling
establishment shall secure a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
or if such person is the holder of a certificate, permit or license issued
by the Board of Health or other proper authority of another jurisdiction,
said certificate, permit or license may be approved by the Mansfield Township
Board of Health, and there shall be a fee for such approval of $2.
[Amended 9-28-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-24]
E.
A license or approval of certificate, permit
or license may be suspended or revoked for a violation by the holder of any
provision of this chapter or code after an opportunity for a hearing by the
Board of Health or its authorized representative.
F.
A license or approval of a certificate, permit or license
issued by another Board of Health is not transferable.
A.
The following paragraphs contained in Section 4.2c, entitled
"Methods and Facilities for Washing and Sanitizing," of the Retail Food Establishment
Code of New Jersey (1965) are hereby amended or changed to read as follows:
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(4)
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A three-compartment sink shall be provided and used wherever washing
and sanitization of equipment or utensils are conducted manually, provided
that establishments where the only utensils to be washed are limited to spatulas,
tongs and similar devices, and when the only equipment to be cleaned is stationary
and does not require disassembly for proper cleaning, a one-compartment sink
may be approved by the health authority for this purpose. At least a two-compartment
sink shall be provided and used for washing kitchenware and equipment which
does not require sanitization. Single-compartment utility sinks, such as cooks'
and bakers' sinks, may be used for the prerinsing of utensils.
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(7)
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Dish tables or drainboards, of adequate size for proper handling of
soiled utensils prior to washing and for cleaned utensils following rinsing
or sanitization, shall be provided and shall be so located or constructed
as not to interfere with the proper use of the dishwashing facilities, provided
that drainboards shall not be required for cooks' and bakers' rinse sinks.
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(10)
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(b) The flow pressure shall be not less than 15 nor more than 25 pounds
per square inch on the waterline at the machine, and not less than 10 pounds
per square inch at the rinse nozzles. A suitable gauge clock shall be provided
immediately upstream from the final rinse valve to permit checking the flow
pressure of the final rinse water.
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B.
The following paragraph contained in Section 6.4a, entitled
"Dressing Rooms and Lockers," of the Retail Food Establishment Code of New
Jersey (1965) is hereby amended or changed to read as follows:
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(1)
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Adequate facilities shall be provided for the orderly storage of employees'
clothing and personal belongings. Dressing rooms or designated areas shall
be provided. Such designated areas shall be located outside the food-preparation,
storage and serving areas, and utensil-washing and storage areas, provided
that the health authority may approve such an area in a storage room where
only completely packaged food is stored.
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[Amended 5-5-1988 by Ord.
No. 1988-11; 9-24-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:1A-10, any person who violates any of the provisions
of or order promulgated under this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, for each violation,
or to a period of community service not to exceed 90 days, or both; and each
violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and each day the same is
violated shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.
All ordinances, codes or parts of the same inconsistent with any of
the provisions of this chapter and the code established hereunder are hereby
repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
In the event that any section, sentence or clause of this chapter or
code shall be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such declaration shall not in any manner prejudice the enforcement of the
remaining provisions.
This chapter and the code herein established shall take effect 30 days
after first publication.
