[Amended 5-7-1974 by Ord.
No. 17-5-74; 2-4-1975 by Ord.
No. 9-2-75; 11-1-1977 by Ord.
No. 40-11-77; 11-12-2003 by Ord.
No. 24-11-2003]
A. License required. It shall be unlawful for any person
or any body corporate to conduct a retail food establishment, as defined in
and governed by Chapter 12, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Retail
Food Establishments, of the State Sanitary Code, without first having procured
a license from the local Board of Health, so to do, or without complying with
any or all of the provisions concerning the operation and maintenance of the
same as contained in said Chapter 12 of the State Sanitary Code. This license
shall be renewed annually, on February 1 of each year.
B. Food manager training.
(1) Every retail food establishment shall be required to
have at least one food manager, with food sanitation and safety training,
to supervise food preparation on the premises. Food establishments that do
not have any on-site preparation of potentially hazardous foods are exempt
from this requirement.
(2) Upon request, the owner/manager of a retail food establishment
shall provide to the local Board of Health satisfactory proof they have taken
an approved course in food sanitation and safety. It shall be the responsibility
of the Burlington County Health Department to enforce this section of the
Code.
(3) If a facility does not meet the requirements of this
section, the Board can grant a temporary waiver of six months provided immediate
action is taken to insure compliance with this section.
(4) The training course must be a minimum of eight hours
and must be approved by the Burlington County Health Department. The following
are also acceptable: a course in food safety and sanitation approved by the
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services or a current valid food
manager's certification issued by the Educational Testing Service.
(5) Food managers shall satisfactorily complete a refresher
course approved by the Board in food safety and sanitation every three years.
(6) The food manager certification shall be prominently posted
on the premises.
[Amended 2-4-1975 by Ord.
No. 8-2-75; 11-1-1977 by Ord.
No. 40-11-77]
The fees for the licensure of retail food establishments are as set forth in Chapter
72, Fees, of this Code.
No provision of this chapter shall be applied so as to impose any unlawful
burden on either interstate commerce or any activity of the state or federal
government.
[Amended 11-1-1977 by Ord.
No. 40-11-77]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, of this Code.