Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:1A-9, the provisions
of N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.1 et seq., Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments
and Food and Beverage Vending Machines, shall be enforced in the Borough
of Harrington Park by the Board of Health.
No person shall operate a retail food establishment
or food and beverage vending machine unless a license to operate the
same shall have been issued by the Board of Health. Such license shall
be posted in a conspicuous place in such establishment and/or on such
vending machine.
There shall be a fee established for a license or license approval issued pursuant to this article. Retail food establishment licenses and associated fees shall be as established in Chapter
373, Fees.
Licenses issued pursuant to this article shall
expire annually on December 31 of each year, and the fee therefor
shall not be prorated from the date of issuance. Applications for
renewal thereof shall be submitted, together with the required fee,
prior to December 15 of each year.
Licenses issued pursuant to this article shall
neither be transferable nor construed as authorizing the licensee
to carry on the business at any place other than that specified in
the license itself.
Licenses issued pursuant to this article may
be revoked by the Board of Health for any good or sufficient reason,
provided that due notice thereof shall be given to the licensee and
a hearing held before the Board of Health, at which time an opportunity
shall be afforded the licensee to show cause why the license should
not be revoked.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of or order promulgated under this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Chapter
352, Article
III, Enforcement and Penalties. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
The purpose of this article is to establish
the requirements for the specific health-related education of those
individuals responsible for overseeing retail food and/or beverage
preparation, processing and storage.
For the purpose of this article, and in the
interpretation and application of any amendments adopted hereafter,
except as the context may otherwise require, definitions recited in
N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.5 shall apply. For the purpose of this article, the
following additional terms shall have the meaning indicated:
FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE
A certificate issued to a person by the Board of Health certifying
successful completion of a course of general instruction in bacteria
characteristics and growth, spread of food-borne diseases, methods
of preventing food poisoning, proper food-handling techniques, equipment
and establishment sanitation, dishwashing and sanitizing, and insect
and rodent control. The prescribed course shall be given by or have
received approval by the Harrington Park Board of Health.
SUPERVISOR
Any person charged with the responsibility of overseeing
the operation of any establishment, including the supervision of employees
engaged in the preparation, processing and storage of food or drink
intended for on- or off-premises human consumption.
Any person, firm, corporation or other organization violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as set forth in Chapter
352, Article
III, Enforcement and Penalties.