[Adopted 3-21-1978 by Ord. No. 78-442 (Ch.
8.12 of the 1992 Code)]; amended in its entirety at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
This article requires all food service managers
in or employed in the business of preparing or processing food or
drink intended for human consumption to obtain a food-handler certificate
after successfully completing the required educational course.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
FOOD
A raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, beverage,
or ingredient used or intended for use or for sale, in whole or in
part, for human consumption, or chewing gum.
FOOD EMPLOYEE
An individual working with unpackaged food, food equipment
or utensils, or food-contact surfaces.
FOOD-HANDLER CERTIFICATE
A certificate awarded to a food employee for the successful
completion of a food-handler training program approved by the Board
of Health.
FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER
A person who has successfully completed an accredited eighteen-hour
food protection certification program approved by the Board of Health.
A food-handler certificate is not transferable.
No person to whom such certificate is issued or granted shall give,
loan, transfer or permit the same to be used by any other person for
any purpose whatsoever.
Upon expiration of the certificate, the holder
shall be issued a new certificate upon completion of a food-handler
course.
All employers shall at all times keep and maintain
accurate records of the name and address of each employee, date of
employment, date of issuance of the food-handler certificate and the
number thereof, which records shall be available at all times for
inspection by the Board of Health or any authorized agents or representatives.
Violations of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
III, General Penalty.
[Adopted 12-29-1980 by Ord. No. 80-463 (Ch. 5.08 of the 1992 Code)]
It is unlawful for any person or any body corporate
to conduct a retail food establishment as defined in and governed
by Chapter XII of the State Sanitary Code of New Jersey, without first
having procured an annual license from the Board of Health of the
Borough and without complying with any or all of the provisions concerning
operation and maintenance of the same as contained in the aforementioned
Chapter XII of the State Sanitary Code of New Jersey.
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.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Chapter
1, Article
III, General Penalty, and each violation of any of the provisions of this article and each day the same is violated shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.