[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Borough of Metuchen 9-26-1966 as Art. I of Ch. 27 of the 1966 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section:
The Board of Health of the borough, or its official representative,
except where otherwise specified, when the board is not in session.
The public health.
The separation of persons or animals suffering
from a communicable disease, or carriers of infectious organisms,
from other persons, animals or insects in such places as will prevent
the direct or indirect conveyance of the infectious agent to susceptible
persons; and
The separation of persons or animals which have
come in contact with persons, insects or animals afflicted with infectious
or communicable diseases. This isolation shall not apply to the attending
physician nor to the attending nurse.
The formal written permission to perform certain acts or
to carry on a certain business embodied in the document granting such
permission, issued by the Board in accordance with its rules and regulations,
this Code and other ordinances of the Board or those of the State
Department of Health.
Anything which is detrimental or damaging to mental or physical
health, or which is potentially damaging to mental or physical health,
as determined by the Board of Health.
The temporary permission in writing to cover the doing of
a single act, or series of acts, which may be revoked by the Board
at any time although the act for which the permit was granted has
not been completed.
The confining of persons, animals or materials within a designated
area and excluding other persons, animals, insects or materials from
such area.
Every delivery of food whether the same be by direct sale
or the solicitation or acceptance of an order for food and including
exchange, barter, traffic in, keeping and exposing for sale, displaying
for sale, serving with meals, delivering for value, peddling, possessing
with intent to sell and the gratuitous delivery or gift of any food
by any licensee or person to whom a food certificate has been issued
or by any other person. Any definition contained herein shall apply
to the same work in any other form. For example, "sell" means to make
a "sale" as above defined.
It shall be lawful for any member of the Board
of Health, the Health Officer, Inspector or any person acting under
and by the authority of the Board to enter in and upon any premises
for any of the purposes specified in this chapter or for any other
purpose in connection with his or her regular duties. Any person who
shall prevent, obstruct or resist any member, officer, inspector or
any person acting under and by the authority of the Board in the performance
of his or her duty shall be deemed to have violated the provisions
of this section.
The Board shall have the right to revoke any
permit or license granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
whenever the holder thereof or any of his or her servants or agents
violate the terms upon which the same was issued. Before any license
shall be revoked a notice of the contemplated action of the Board
shall be served upon the holder of such license, setting forth such
charges as may be the reason for such revocation and the place, date
and hour when the Board will hear the matter. Whenever any licensee
shall violate the terms under which his or her license was issued,
the Board or the enforcing officer shall have the right to suspend
the operation of such license pending the hearing.
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All licenses or permits issued pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter shall be prominently displayed upon the premises for
which they were issued; and upon each vehicle or device used in the
business for which a license is required, there shall be displayed
at all times in plain sight, upon each side of such vehicle or device,
a current license sign to be furnished by the Board.
The owner, agent or other person in charge of
any building, tenement or apartment house occupied by two or more
families shall provide adequate and proper janitor service at all
times for the purpose of keeping the premises in a sanitary condition.
No house, apartment, rooms or building shall
be let, leased or occupied by human beings which is infected with
vermin. The owner, lessor, agent or occupant of any such place upon
notice from the Board of Health shall immediately proceed to rid such
place of such vermin by any reasonable and safe means approved by
the Board of Health.[1]
The maintaining or permitting to be maintained
in any bus, automobile or other vehicle used for the transportation
of the public of an unsanitary condition is hereby declared to constitute
a public health nuisance and is prohibited.
Penalties for violation of the provisions of
this chapter shall be fine of not less than $5 nor more than $500.
Each day that a particular violation continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
