[Adopted 12-11-1985 by Ord. No. 85-3BH (Ch. 270, Art. I, of the 1985 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
Any fixed or motorized restaurant; coffee shop; cafeteria; short-order cafe; luncheonette; grill; tearoom; sandwich shop; soda fountain; tavern; bar; cocktail lounge; night club; roadside stand; motorized food vendors (aka "food truck"), industrial feeding establishment; private, public or nonprofit organization or institution serving food; catering kitchen; commissary; box lunch establishment; retail bakery; meat market; delicatessen; grocery store; public food market or similar place in which food or drink is prepared for retail sale or for service on the premises or elsewhere; and any other retail eating or drinking establishment or operation where food is served, handled or provided for the public, with or without charge, except that agricultural markets, covered-dish suppers or similar types of church or nonprofit-type institution meal services shall meet the special provisions of Regulation VIII of Chapter 12 of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code.
[Amended 4-18-2016 by Ord. No. 16-04]
[Amended 4-5-2007 by Ord. No. 07-03]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to conduct a retail food establishment as defined in § 399-1 without first procuring a license from the Board of Health or without complying with any or all of the provisions contained in Chapter 24 of the State Sanitary Code, N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.1 et seq.
[Amended 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 09-16]
B. 
The fee for such license shall be as provided in Chapter 396, Fees, Board of Health.
[Amended 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 09-16]
C. 
All licenses issued hereunder shall expire on the 31st day of January in each year.
D. 
It shall be the duty of the Board of Health to enforce the provision of this article of said code.
Any license issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked by the Board of Health for the violation by the licensee of any provision contained in said code or whenever it shall appear that the business has been or is being conducted in a disorderly or improper manner or in violation of any law of the United States, the State of New Jersey or any ordinance of this Borough or that the person or persons conducting the retail food establishment are of unfit character or for other good and reasonable cause. Before suspension or revocation of a license, the Board of Health shall hold a hearing at which the licensee shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard, and reasonable written notice of such hearing shall be given to the licensee prior thereto.
[Amended 4-5-2007 by Ord. No. 07-03; 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 09-16]
Any person who violates or neglects to comply with any provisions of this article, including Chapter 24 of the State Sanitary Code of New Jersey, N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.1 et seq., herein referred to, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.