[Adopted 10-6-1977 by Ord. No. 2-77 (Ch. 272, Art. II, of
the 1986 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether as principal or
agent, clerk or employee, either for himself or any other person,
or for any body corporate, or as an officer of any corporation, or
otherwise to:
A. Engage in the operation of one or more machines or devices offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins or token or by other means, dispense unit servings of food or beverages, either in bulk or package, without the necessity of replenishing the devices between each vending operation, without first having applied to and procured a permit from the Board of Health of this municipality so to do, or without complying with any and all of the provisions of Title 8, Chapter
24, of the State Sanitary Code, as adopted or amended by said Board.
B. Maintain or permit to be maintained on or in any location in this municipality one or more machines or devices offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins or token, or by other means, dispense unit servings of food or beverages, either in bulk or package, without the necessity of replenishing the devices between each vending operation, without first having applied to and procured a license for each such machine or device from the Board of Health of this municipality or without complying with any and all of the provisions of Title 8, Chapter
24, of the State Sanitary Code, as adopted or amended by said Board.
Application for and issuance of the permits and licenses referred to in §
595-1 above shall be made in conformity with the provisions of Title 8, Chapter
24, of the State Sanitary Code, as adopted or amended by the Board of Health of this municipality. Such permits and licenses are not transferable.
Permits and licenses issued under authority of this chapter may be suspended, revoked or reinstated by the Board of Health of this municipality pursuant to the provisions of Title 8, Chapter
24, of the State Sanitary Code, as adopted or amended by said Board of Health.
No provision of this chapter shall be applied so as to impose
any unlawful burden on either interstate commerce or any activity
of the state or federal government.
[Amended 11-6-1986 by Ord. No. 1-86]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by
a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $500. Each violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter and each day the same is violated
shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.