[Amended 11-10-1975 by Ord. No. 75-2; 9-27-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-1]
The provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:24-1 et seq., Sanitation in Retail
Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines, shall
be enforced in the Borough of Edgewater.
[Amended 9-27-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-1]
It shall be unlawful for any person or any body corporate to
conduct a retail food establishment, as defined in and governed by
N.J.A.C. 8:24-1 et seq., without first having procured a license from
the Board of Health or without complying with all of the provisions
concerning operation and maintenance of a retail food establishment
as contained in the aforementioned N.J.A.C. 8:24-1 et seq.
[Amended 11-10-1975 by Ord. No. 75-2; 1-16-1989; 10-24-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-1]
The fees for licensure of retail food establishments are set forth in §
479-3, which fees are set on an annual basis.
No provision of this article shall be applied so as to impose
any unlawful burden on either interstate commerce or any activity
of the state or federal government.
Every license granted or issued pursuant to the terms of this
article shall expire at 12:00 midnight on the 31st of December next
succeeding the date of issue, unless sooner revoked.
[Added 12-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1]
A. Food handler's course required. Commencing January 1, 1999, or such
date as may be fixed by the Edgewater Board of Health, each owner,
manager or employee in charge of other employees serving food on each
particular shift shall complete the first available three-hour food
handler's course prior to the Board of Health issuing an annual license
to the retail food establishment. In addition, before a license shall
be issued, the retail food establishment shall pay the appropriate
fee in accordance with this article.
B. If there is no owner, manager or employee in charge of other employees
serving food to others on each particular shift who has satisfactorily
completed the three-hour food handler's course in accordance with
this section, then the retail food establishment shall be issued a
summons to appear before the Edgewater Board of Health to answer to
the violation.
C. Any retail food establishment which receives an unsatisfactory rating
from the appropriate official inspecting the premises shall immediately
cease from serving any food or similar products until the licensee
has received a satisfactory rating from the inspector conducting such
inspections.
D. Any retail food establishment which receives more than two conditional
satisfactory ratings within any one-year period shall have its owner
or manager appear at the next meeting of the Edgewater Board of Health
to show cause why its license shall not be suspended for failing to
operate its premises in accordance with Chapter 24 of the New Jersey
Sanitary Code. The conditional satisfactory shall be posted on the
premises for such time as the Board of Health and/or inspector believes
it is necessary for the preservation of the public health and safety.
In addition, its owner or manager must take and satisfactorily complete
the next available eighteen-hour food manager's certification.
E. In addition to the remedies stated above, the inspector conducting
the inspections shall cause appropriate summons to be issued for the
violation of Chapter 24 of the New Jersey Sanitary Code, the ordinance
of the Borough of Edgewater and applicable statutes of the State of
New Jersey.
F. Violations and penalties. Any person who violates any provision of or order promulgated under this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty as set forth in Chapter
450, Article
II, General Penalty. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 10-24-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-1]
A. All retail food establishments licensed or required to be licensed
as outlined in this article shall be required to conduct biweekly
self-inspections of the establishment on forms designed, approved
and provided by the Board of Health.
B. The owner, highest ranking manager, supervisor, crew chief or supervisory
individual(s) actively involved in the daily operation of the establishment
shall conduct biweekly self-inspections of the establishment and shall
fully complete the self-inspection report as it pertains to the establishment.
Deficiencies noted shall be corrected immediately.
C. The establishment shall maintain the original copy of each self-inspection
report on the premises for review by the local health authority for
a minimum of one year.
D. Establishments that are licensed as "temporary food establishments"
shall meet all of the aforementioned requirements, with the exception
that the self-inspection shall be conducted and a report completed
on a weekly basis.
E. Violations and penalties. Any person who violates any provision of or order promulgated under this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty as set forth in Chapter
450, Article
II, General Penalty. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.