This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Administrative Code of the Board of Health of the Township
of Lumberton" and is herein referred to as the "code."
There shall be a President of the Board of Health
who shall preside at all its meetings. The President shall be appointed
by the Board of Health from among its members for a term of one year.
There shall be a Secretary of the Board of Health
who shall be responsible to the Board and who shall issue all licenses
authorized by the Board. The Secretary shall be appointed by the Board
for a term of one year.
There shall be, when appointed by the Board,
special health reporting officers of the Board of Health who shall
promptly report to the Board every violation of health ordinances,
rules and regulations which may come within their observation or knowledge.
The police and fire officers of the township may be designated special
health reporting officers of the Board of Health.
The Board may employ such other personnel as
it may deem necessary, including technicians, inspectors and others
necessary to carry out the powers vested in the Board by law and by
this code. All such personnel shall, where required, be appropriately
licensed.
Whenever the Board of Health finds that the
public safety will not permit delay, it may exercise one or more of
the following powers without having to resort to legal proceedings
and without the necessity of giving notice or holding any hearing
which would otherwise be required under any provision of this code.
A. Power to prevent sale of food. The Board of health
may prohibit the importation into the township or sale of any food,
drink or other item intended for human consumption or use from a source
suspected of being infected, contaminated, unsanitary, unhealthy or
dangerous.
B. Power to seize and destroy unwholesome food. The Board
of Health may order the seizure and destruction of any food, drink
or other item intended for human consumption which is unwholesome
or dangerous or likely to cause sickness or injury to the persons
who consume it.