[Adopted 3-1-1976]
All retail food establishments shall comply with Chapter 12 of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code relating to the construction, operation and maintenance of retail food establishments, and all violations are hereby declared to be nuisances hazardous to health.[1]
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Editor's Note: See N.J.A.C. 8:24-1 et seq.
[Amended 4-7-2008 by Ord. No. 08-10; 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-31; 5-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-11]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person(s) or any body corporate to conduct a retail food establishment, as defined in and governed by Chapter 12 of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code relating to the construction, operation and maintenance of retail food establishments, without first having procured a license from the Borough Council upon the recommendation of the County Health Officer, or to conduct said activities without complying with any or all of the provisions concerning the construction, operation and maintenance of the same as contained in the aforementioned Chapter 12 of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code.
B. 
The annual license fee to be paid for conducting a retail food establishment shall be the sum of $175. The fee for a temporary, one-day retail food establishment is set at $25 per event. The annual fee for a mobile retail food establishment shall be in the sum of $275.
C. 
The license granted by the Council shall expire on the 30th day of June of each year.
D. 
All new food establishments licensed on or after January 1, but before the expiration date of June 30, shall pay half of the annual fee, $87.50.
E. 
There will be a reinspection fee of $35 for each and every reinspection that results in a rating other than satisfactory.
[Amended 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-31]
Any person who violates any provision of or order promulgated under this article or code shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. If any fee is not paid within 30 days of its due date, a late fee surcharge of $75 will be assessed for each calendar month or any part thereof following the due date of such fee.