[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Township of Hanover 5-11-1966 by Ord. No. BH4-66. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A code regulating retail food-handling establishments,
providing for the inspection of such establishments and fixing penalties
for violation is hereby established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1
to 3-69.6. A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof
without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
[Amended 10-14-1988 by Ord. No. BH1-88]
Said code established and adopted by this chapter
is described and commonly known as Chapter XII, Sanitation in Retail
Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines, of the
New Jersey State Sanitary Code (1983), as amended and supplemented
from time to time.
[Amended 10-14-1988 by Ord. No. BH1-88]
Three copies of said Chapter XII of the New
Jersey State Sanitary Code have been placed on file in the office
of the Secretary of this local Board of Health.
A.
No person shall operate a retail food-handling establishment
unless a permit to operate the same shall have been issued by this
Board of Health. Such permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place
in such establishment.
B.
Permits issued or approved under the provisions of
this chapter shall expire annually on July 1 of each year, and applications
for renewal thereof shall be submitted, together with the required
fee, prior to June 15 of each year.
C.
A permit may be suspended or revoked for a violation
by the holder of any provision of this chapter or code after an opportunity
for a hearing by the Board of Health or its authorized representative.
D.
A permit issued by another Board of Health is not
transferable.
E.
No person shall operate a temporary food establishment, as defined in the latest revision of Chapter XII of the New Jersey State Sanitary Codes, Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines, unless a permit to operate the same shall have been issued by this Board of Health. Such permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the establishment. A fee as provided in Chapter 284, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Hanover shall be charged for the approval and issuance of said permit.
[Added 2-8-1995 by Ord. No. BH1-95]
[Amended 4-9-1975 by Ord. No. BH1-75; 10-14-1988 by Ord. No.
BH1-88]
A.
To conduct, maintain or operate a food-handling establishment selling or dispensing food or drinks, whether or not to be consumed upon the premises where the same are sold or dispensed, there shall be a fee as provided in Chapter 284, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Hanover.
[Amended 2-10-1993 by BH2-93]
[Amended 11-12-1969 by Ord. No. BH3-69; 4-9-1975 by Ord. No. BH1-75; 10-14-1988 by Ord. No. BH1-88; 2-10-1993 by Ord. No. BH2-93]
A person conducting an itinerant retail food-handling establishment by means of a mobile unit shall secure a permit, or, if such person is a holder of a permit issued by the Board of Health of another jurisdiction, said permit may be approved by this Board of Health, and there shall be a fee as provided in Chapter 284, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Hanover for each such approval.
[Added 4-9-1975 by Ord. No. BH1-75;
amended 10-14-1988 by Ord. No. BH1-88; 2-10-1993 by Ord. No. BH2-93]
No person shall operate a food-handling establishment from which a catering service is conducted or an establishment where catered food is served unless a permit to operate the same shall have been issued by this Board of Health. Such permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place in such establishment. A fee as provided in Chapter 284, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Hanover shall be charged for the approval and issuance of said permit.
[Added 3-12-1980 by Ord. No. BH1-80]
A.
All retail food establishment operators, managers
and/or owners shall attend each annual food-handlers' course sponsored
by the Board of Health of the Township of Hanover or other Board of
Health approved sponsors.
B.
The satisfactory completion of said course shall be
a prerequisite for permit issuance.
C.
The requirements of this section may be voided by
the Health Officer or the Board of Health when a particular establishment
achieves two consecutive satisfactory inspection results prior to
the licensing period.
[Added 10-14-1988 by Ord. No. BH1-88; 2-10-1993 by Ord. No. BH2-93]
A.
Whenever additional inspections are necessitated by reason of classification of a retail food establishment as "conditionally satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" (beyond one initial reinspection), the owner(s) shall be assessed and the Board reimbursed for the cost of such inspections at a rate as provided in Chapter 284, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Hanover.
B.
Whenever resampling and microbiological analysis of hazardous foods are necessitated by reason of unsatisfactory results, the owner(s) of the retail food establishment shall be assessed and the Board reimbursed for the costs of resampling and microbiological analysis of hazardous foods at a rate as provided in Chapter 284, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Hanover.
[Added 10-14-1988 by Ord. No. BH1-88]
In addition to the minimum toilet and handwashing
facilities established by the State Sanitary Code for employees of
food-handling establishments, any food-handling establishment designed
for on-premises consumption shall provide at least the following minimum
handwashing and toilet facilities for use by patrons:
|
Patron Seating Capacity
|
Minimum Facilities for Each Sex*
|
|---|---|
|
1 to 49
|
1 toilet and 1 handwashing basin
|
|
50 to 99
|
2 toilets and 2 handwashing basins
|
|
100 to 150
|
3 toilets and 3 handwashing basins
|
|
Over 150
|
1 additional unit for each additional 50 patrons
or fraction thereof
|
|
*NOTE: Toilet facilities for males may be reduced
by 1/3 by substituting urinals.
| |
[Amended 10-14-1988 by Ord. No. BH1-88]
Any person who violates any provision of or
order promulgated under this chapter or code established herein shall,
upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of not less than $2
nor more than $500 for each violation, within the discretion of the
Judge. Each day that a particular violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Added 10-11-2017 by Ord.
No. BH2-2017]
Every establishment must post the most current evaluation placard
according to the following requirements. The evaluation placard must
be posted in one of the following prominent locations clearly visible
to the patron:
A.
The main entrance door from four to six feet off the ground or floor;
B.
A front window within five feet of the main entrance;
C.
A display case mounted on the outside wall within five feet of the
main entrance.
D.
If there is no direct entrance from the street, the establishment
must immediately contact the Health Department and request a determination
as to an appropriate posting location in prominent viewing.
