[Adopted 10-5-1959 (Ord. No. 717) as Ch. 5, Article V, of the 1959 Revised Ordinances; see also chapter history]
[Amended 4-15-1974 by Ord. No. 1-74; 11-23-2015 by Ord. No. 58-2015]
The provisions of Chapter 24, Retail Food Establishments, of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, most recent revision in its entirety, are hereby recognized as being of full force and effect in the City of Hackensack.
[Amended 11-23-2015 by Ord. No. 58-2015; 9-30-2025 by Ord. No. 44-2025]
It shall be unlawful for any person or any body corporate to conduct a retail food establishment, as defined in and governed by said Chapter 24 of the State Sanitary Code, without first having procured a license from the Health Department in accordance with Chapter 107, Licenses and Permits, and without complying with any and all of the provisions concerning operation and maintenance of such establishments as contained in the aforementioned chapter of the State Sanitary Code.
A. 
Suspension, revocation or reinstatement of licenses: Licenses issued under authority of this article as well as any issued under Chapter 90, Food and Drink, may be suspended, revoked or reinstated by the City of Hackensack Health Department.
[Amended 9-30-2025 by Ord. No. 44-2025]
In addition to the information required to be contained in the application by § 107-6B of Chapter 107, each application for a license issued under this Article shall include a detailed description of any premises, structures and vehicles to be used in the operation of such business, and such premises, structures and vehicles shall be subject to inspection as to their compliance with all applicable provisions of the Code of the City of Hackensack.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to install garage-type retractable doors or any other mechanical device that would permit outdoor air into the food preparation area of a retail food establishment in the City of Hackensack. This includes the dining area if food preparation and service areas cannot be separated by solid walls and doors. Any pre-existing food establishments prior to October 1, 2025, shall follow the Hackensack Health Department policy dated October 27, 2017.
[Amended 1-19-1976 by Ord. No. 1-76; 7-16-1979 by Ord. No. 25-79; 12-20-1982 by Ord. No. 35-82; 10-20-1986 by Ord. No. 28-86; 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 30-90; 1-18-1994 by Ord. No. 5-94; 2-4-2002 by Ord. No. 5-2002; 4-23-2013 by Ord. No. 1-2003; 12-20-2004 by Ord. No. 16-2004; 9-30-2025 by Ord. No. 44-2025]
A. 
The annual fee for licensure of retail food establishments is hereby fixed as follows:
Type of Establishment
Initial
Renewal
Bakery
$200
$100
Butcher
$200
$100
Confectionery store
$200
$100
Delicatessen
$200
$100
Fish market
$200
$100
Fruit and vegetable store
$200
$100
Grocery store
$200
$100
Hospital kitchen
$225
$125
Long-term care facility
$225
$125
Milk Dealer
$5
Milk, sale of
$5
Restaurants, luncheonettes, taverns and road concessions (serving food)
1 to 25 seats
$200
$100
26 to 50 seats
$225
$125
51 to 100 seats
$300
$175
101 to 150 seats
$350
$225
151 to 200 seats
$450
$300
Over 200 seats
$550
$400
Supermarket
$550
$400
Temporary retail food establishments for special events
$75
Any other type of food establishment
Nonprofit or government organization
$25
$25
Permanent location
$100
$100
Mobile or transient
$150
$150
B. 
All licenses issued under this article shall expire on March 1 of each year.
C. 
Late license renewal fees:
(1) 
A late fee of $50 will be charged on all license fees of $200 or less which are not renewed and paid by March 1 of the license year. An additional $50 shall be charged for each thirty-day period that the license fee is not paid after March 1.
(2) 
A late fee of $75 shall be charged on all license fees in excess of $200 which are not renewed and paid on or before March 1 of the license year. An additional $75 shall be charged for each thirty-day period that the license fee is not paid after March 1 of the license year.
(3) 
The Health Officer may, for good cause shown, waive a late fee or a portion thereof.
[Amended 10-20-1986 by Ord. No. 28-86; 1-14-2020 by Ord. No. 42-2019]
A. 
All food and beverages, except hot coffee, cocoa and tea, on mobile or transient retail food establishments, shall be prepackaged, unless the mobile or transient retail food establishment has been issued a mobile food vendor license issued under Article X of this chapter and is operating in compliance with all of the provisions of §§ 90-66 through 90-74 of the City Code. If the food or beverage is prepackaged outside the limits of the City of Hackensack, certification from the Health Department as to its sanitary condition shall accompany the application for a license required by this article.