This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Health
Code of the Town of Newton."
The Town Manager shall be authorized to appoint special health
officers as he/she sees fit, who shall assist the Health Officer in
the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
Whenever the Health Officer finds that public safety will not
permit delay, he may exercise one or more of the following powers
without having to resort to legal proceedings and without the necessity
of giving notice or holding any hearing which would otherwise be required
under any provision of this Code.
A. Power to prevent the sale of food. The Health Officer may prohibit
the importation into the Town or the sale of any food, drink or other
item intended for human consumption or use from a source suspected
of being infected, contaminated, unsanitary, unhealthy or dangerous.
B. Power to seize and destroy unwholesome food. The Health Officer may
order the seizure or destruction of any food, drink or other item
intended for human consumption which is unwholesome or dangerous or
likely to cause sickness or injury to the persons who consume it.
Any person knowing of anything being offered for sale as food
for human consumption which he has reason to believe is spoiled, contaminated,
or otherwise unfit for human consumption, shall immediately report
such fact to the Health Officer.
The Health Officer may make rules and regulations which interpret
or amplify any provision of this chapter or for the purpose of making
the provisions of this chapter more effective. No regulation, however,
shall be inconsistent with, alter or amend any provision of this chapter
and no regulation shall impose any requirement which is in addition
to or greater than the requirements that are expressly or by implication
imposed by any provision of this chapter.
All fees, penalties and monies collected under any provision
of this chapter or the codes hereunder shall be paid to the Treasurer
of the Town of Newton.