Failure to secure a permit or license when required, or operating
after suspension or revocation of a permit or license by the Board
of Health of Eddystone Borough or Health Officer, shall constitute
a violation of this chapter. When written notice of a violation of
any of the provisions of these rules and regulations has been served
upon any person, such violation shall be discontinued immediately.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions
of these rules and regulations shall, upon conviction thereof, be
liable to a fine or penalty not exceeding $1,000, plus costs of prosecution,
for each offense. In default of payment of such fine and costs, said
violator shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 days. Whenever such
person shall have been officially notified by the Director of Health
and/or the Health Officer or by the service of summons in a prosecution
or in any other official manner that he/she is committing a violation
of these rules and regulations, each day that he/she shall continue
such violation after such notification shall constitute a separate
offense punishable by a like fine or penalty. Such fines or penalties
shall be collected as like fines or penalties are now by law collected.
Any tattoo establishment and/or body piercing establishment
licensed to operate in Eddystone Borough and found to be in noncompliance
with any requirements of this chapter may have his or her license
suspended by the Health Officer or his or her duly appointed agent
at the time of inspection.
A.
A first offense suspension shall be for a period of 48 hours or until
such time as the issues of noncompliance are brought into compliance,
whichever is longer. A reinspection fee as set from time to time by
resolution of the Borough Council shall be charged in the event of
noncompliance.
B.
Any licensed tattoo or body piercing establishment found to be in noncompliance with this chapter for a second offense shall, in addition to the penalties listed in § 168-100, be subject to a suspension of the license for 48 hours or until such time as the issues of noncompliance are brought into compliance, whichever is longer. A reinspection fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council shall be charged in the event of noncompliance.
C.
An aggrieved party may appeal the decision of the Health Officer
to suspend a license within 10 days of the suspension in writing to
the Borough Council with a request for a public hearing.
