No person shall manufacture for resale, sell
or deliver any ice in the Township of Hanover without having a permit
so to do issued by the Board of Health.
Before any such permit shall be issued, the
following conditions shall be complied with:
A. The application for the permit shall be in writing.
B. A true and accurate statement shall be given as to
the source of supply or of the water from which the ice is made.
C. A fee, as provided in Chapter
284, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Hanover, shall be paid for each wagon, truck, ice depot, ice vending machine or plant engaged in the sale, delivery or manufacture for resale of ice, except that no fee shall be charged for those holding a permit under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 et seq.
[Amended 2-10-1993 by Ord. No. BH2-93]
Every such permit shall be nontransferable,
plainly displayed on the outer right side of each vehicle or on the
front of the ice depot, ice plant or ice vending machine and shall
expire on April 30, next ensuing the date thereof.
The Board of Health may refuse or may revoke
at any time any permit to sell or manufacture ice upon failure of
the holder to comply with all of the statutes, ordinances, rules and
regulations regarding ice or when such refusal or revocation may be
deemed necessary by the Board for the protection of the public health.
No person engaged in the sale, delivery or manufacture
for resale of ice shall change the source of such supply of ice or
water without giving immediate notice to that effect to the Health
Officer.
No person shall sell or deliver ice which is
unfit for domestic purposes or which has been cut or made from any
impure or polluted water or which is obtained from a source which
is not approved by the Health Officer.
No person shall sell or deliver any ice in wagons
or trucks that are used for any other purposes unless the ice-handling
operation is protected from all sources of contamination, and then
only with the special permission of the Health Officer.
Any person engaged in the sale, delivery or
manufacture for resale of ice shall upon tender or offer of value,
deliver to the Board of Health or its authorized representative such
samples of ice or water from which it is made, for analysis, as may
be requested.
The facilities used for the manufacture, transportation
and storage of ice shall comply with all sections of the code, where
relevant, that pertain to the preparation, handling and storage of
food.
[Amended 10-14-1988 by Ord. No. BH1-88]
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
pay a penalty of not less than $2 and not more than $500 for each
offense, within the discretion of the Judge.