It shall be unlawful for any person, whether
as principal or agent, clerk or employee, either for himself or any
other person, or for any body corporate, or as an officer of any corporation
or otherwise, to:
A. Engage in the operation of one or more machines or
devices offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins
or token or by other means dispenses unit servings of food or beverages,
either in bulk or package, but not including canned or bottled beverages,
without the necessity of replenishing the devices between each vending
operation, without first having applied to and procured a permit from
the Board of Health of this municipality to do so or without complying
with any and all of the provisions of the Food and Beverage Vending
Machine Code of New Jersey (1961) as adopted or amended by said Board.
B. Maintain or permit to be maintained on or in any location
in this municipality one or more machines or devices offered for public
use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins or token or by other means,
dispenses unit servings of food or beverages, either in bulk or package,
without the necessity of replenishing the devices between each vending
operation, without first having applied to and procured a license
for each such machine or device from the Board of Health of this municipality
or without complying with any or all of the provisions of the Food
and Beverage Vending Code of New Jersey (1961) as adopted or amended
by said Board.
Application for and issuance of the permits and licenses referred to in §
447-15 above shall be made in conformity with the provisions of the Food and Beverage Vending Code of New Jersey (1961) as adopted and amended by the Board of Health of this municipality. Such permits and licenses are not transferable.
Permits and licenses issued under authority
of this article may be suspended, revoked or reinstated by the Board
of Health of this municipality pursuant to the provisions of the Food
and Beverage Vending Code of New Jersey (1961) as adopted or amended
by said Board of Health.
No provision of this article shall be applied
so as to impose any unlawful burden on either interstate commerce
or any activity of the state or federal government.