[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Prospect Park as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-8-1975]
It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation,
cooperative or association to conduct a retail food establishment
as defined in Chapter 12 of the State Sanitary Code within the Borough
of Prospect Park without having procured a license from the Board
of Health of the Borough of Prospect Park. The establishment sought
to be licensed shall comply in all respects with Chapter 12 of the
State Sanitary Code. Upon application for said license, the applicant
shall pay a fee in the amount of $10.
[Amended 11-13-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-6]
[Adopted 11-28-1978]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes any drink or beverage intended for human consumption.
A permit or a license issued or granted to any person by
virtue of the New Jersey Statutes and more particularly N.J.S.A. 26:3-32,
as amended and supplemented.
Includes any individual, firm, corporation, society, partnership,
unincorporated association or an association engaged in the business
or employed in the business of preparing or processing food intended
for human consumption, be it for immediate on- or off-premises consumption.
No person shall engage in or be employed in the business of or service of preparing or processing food intended for human consumption without first having obtained a food handler's certificate, upon written application therefor from the Board of Health of the Borough of Prospect Park, New Jersey, except as is expressly limited by § 206-6 of this article.
The food handler's certificate required by § 206-4 of this article shall not be issued or granted to any person unless the person seeking such food handler's certificate shall have first completed a course of instruction, generally in health education, sanitation, personal hygiene, food poisoning, dishwashing procedures and other related health matters. The course of instruction shall be designated by the Board of Health of the Borough of Prospect Park, New Jersey. No charge or fee shall be imposed or exacted for attendance at said course of instruction.
No person, as is herein defined, shall engage
in or be employed in the business of preparing or processing food
intended for human consumption for a period not exceeding 30 days
without applying for the food handler's certificate and also fully
complying with all of the terms as are prescribed in this article.
No person to whom a food handler's certificate
is issued or granted shall give, loan, transfer or permit the same
to be used by any other person, for any purpose whatsoever.
A.
The food handler's certificate, when granted, shall
be valid until the same is suspended or revoked, and the fee therefor
shall be $3.
B.
For good cause shown and on written notice to any
person holding a food handler's certificate, the Board of Health of
the Borough of Prospect Park, New Jersey, expressly reserves the right
to suspend or revoke any food handler's certificate issued or granted
pursuant to this article.
A.
All employers engaged in the business or service of
preparing and processing food intended for human consumption, be it
for immediate on- or off-premises consumption, shall at all times
keep and maintain accurate records of the name and address of each
employee, date of employment, the date of issuance of said food handler's
certificate and the number thereof, which record shall be available
at all times for inspection by the Board of Health of the Borough
of Prospect Park, New Jersey, or any of its accredited agents or representatives.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subjected to a penalty
of not less than $2 nor more than $100 for each offense or imprisonment
not to exceed 10 days, or both.
