[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Long Beach 8-2-1974 as § 4-9 of the 1974 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vendor licensing — See Ch. 195.
No person shall be permitted within the territorial limits of the Township to practice or perform what is known as "fortune-telling," "phrenology," "palmistry" or "Oriental sciences," without procuring a license therefor.
[Added 11-6-2009 by Ord. No. 09-30C[1]]
Part of the application process shall be fingerprinting and an NJSBI check with the applicable fee paid through the LBT Police Department who shall process same. Those required to apply for these procedures shall be, according to New Jersey Statutes and the New Jersey Attorney's office, any and all applicants, officers, directors and stockholders holding 5% or more of capital stock of any corporation, as well as members, as the case may be, of any partnership, association and/or organization applicant.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former §§ 98-2 through 98-5 as §§ 98-3 through 98-6.
The fee for each license shall be the sum of $250 for the fiscal year, or any part of the fiscal year, and shall be payable immediately upon the issuance thereof.
This section shall restrict the carrying on of fortune-telling, phrenology, palmistry or oriental sciences to that part of the building or premises for which the license is granted and prohibits the solicitation outside of the premises or on any of the streets within the territorial limits of the township.
No license shall be granted until a certificate is filed with the Township Clerk by the Health Officer of the township, showing that the place to be licensed is in a sanitary condition and complies with the laws of the State of New Jersey and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health.
[Added 7-18-1997 by Ord. No. 97-16C]
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III, General Penalty.