[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Clayton 12-14-1971 by Ord. No. 1-1971. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A code regulating the use, operation and maintenance of food and beverage vending machines and the licensure thereof, prohibiting the sale or possession with intent to sell through vending machines of adulterated or misbranded foods or drinks, authorizing inspection of vending machines and operations connected therewith 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.
The code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly known as the "Food and Beverage Vending Machine Code of New Jersey (1961)."
Three copies of said code have been placed on file in the office 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.
The following information shall be required to be furnished by each applicant on the form provided:
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Name and address of the applicant.
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Name and address of the person or firm who or which will clean and service the device or machine.
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Name and address of the manufacturer of the coin-operated vending device or machine and the serial number of the said device or machine.
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General description of the coin-operated device or machine with reference to its construction, operation, method of temperature control and cleaning.
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License displayed in a prominent place on the face of the device or machine.
[Amended 5-10-1979 by Ord. No. 79-4]
The annual license fee to engage in dispensing candy, gum, nuts, crackers, cookies or bottled soda from a coin-operated vending machine or device shall be payable to the Board of Health of Clayton as follows:
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Initial application fee: $10.
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First machine or device, per each establishment: $10.
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Additional coin-dispensing machine or device: $5, per each establishment.
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Applicants for renewal of licenses need not repeat answers in applications previously submitted, unless such answer would be different from the original application.
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All licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year and must be renewed on or before said date.
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Licenses are nontransferable from one machine to another or from one owner to another.
Any person who violates any provision of or order promulgated under this chapter or code established herein shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $500 for each violation. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).