[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Borough of Stanhope 4-12-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-H2`. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
The provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.1 et seq., entitled
"Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines,
Chapter XII" are hereby adopted by reference pursuant to N.J.S.A.
26:3-69 to 69.6.
B.
The standards as hereinabove mentioned, and such amendments
as shall be adopted from time to time, shall be referred to henceforth
as the "Sanitary Code of the Borough of Stanhope."
C.
Three copies of N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.1 et seq., "Retail
Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines, Chapter
XII" have been placed on file with the Board's Secretary and shall
remain on file in said office for the use and examination of the public.
For purposes of this chapter, the terms used
herein are defined as follows:
Health Authority; the Stanhope Board of Health or the agency
under contractual obligation with the Stanhope Board of Health to
enforce and administer local health ordinances and regulations.
The state standards for retail food establishments and food
and beverage vending machines, Chapter XII, as set forth in N.J.A.C.
8:24-1.1, et seq.
A.
No person shall operate a retail food-handling or
agricultural market establishment, whether stationary, temporary,
mobile or itinerant, unless a food-handling license to operate same
has been approved by the Board of Health and issued by the Board Secretary.
Such license, after issuance, shall be posted in a conspicuous place
in the establishment.
B.
Application to operate a retail food-handling establishment
shall be made to the Board Secretary and shall be accompanied by the
appropriate fees established herein.
C.
An inspection of the establishment shall be scheduled
with the Health Authority following submission of the application
and fee. The Health Authority shall forward in writing a report of
findings for said inspection.
D.
There shall be a charge of $50 for each such license,
except that any nonprofit school or nonprofit organization shall be
exempt from such license fee.
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-05; 3-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-04]
E.
In the event that any inspection of any licensee should
result in a conditional satisfactory or unsatisfactory finding by
the Health Authority, the licensee shall pay a fee of $25 for each
reinspection necessitated by such finding.
Licenses issued under the provisions of this
chapter shall expire annually on July 1 of each year, and application
for renewal thereof shall be submitted, together with the required
fee, prior to June 15 of each year.
The Health Authority shall enforce the provisions
of the State Sanitary Code in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C.
8:24-9.11.
Any license, approval, certificate or permit
issued by the Board of Health or its authorized representative shall
not be transferable.
Any person who violates any provisions of or
order promulgated under this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be liable to penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $500 for each
violation. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.