[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Perth Amboy 11-19-1974 by Ord. No. 51-74; amended in its entirety 9-3-1991 by Ord. No. 554-91. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-13-1998 by Ord. No. 944-98]
The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the Department of Human Services, Division of Vital Statistics.
[Amended 5-13-1998 by Ord. No. 944-98]
Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following definitions shall apply:
FOOD
Any raw, cooked or processed edible substances, water, ice, beverage or ingredient used or intended for use or for sale, in whole or in part, for human consumption.
FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS (other than public eating places)
Any establishment, however designated, other than public eating places, regularly and principally used for the preparing, manufacturing, cooking, processing, storing, distributing, transferring, selling or consuming of food and/or nonalcoholic beverages.
PUBLIC EATING ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment, however designated, regularly and principally used for the preparing, cooking and serving of foods, for which seating on the premises is provided, for public consumption.
[Amended 5-13-1998 by Ord. No. 944-98; 9-28-2011 by Ord. No. 1598-2011; 5-30-2012 by Ord. No. 1634-2012]
A. 
The license fees for the licensing of food establishments shall be in accordance with the following table. Permits shall expire and shall be renewed as prescribed below:
[Amended 1-11-2012 by Ord. No. 1621-2012]
Type of Business
Fee
Expiration Date
Public eating establishments
Class A, 1 to 25 seats
$50
December 31
Class B, 26 to 50 seats
$150
December 31
Class C, 51 to 100 seats
$200
December 31
Class D, 101 seats or over and Banquet Center
$500
December 31
Private social club
$100
December 31
Food establishments (other than public eating establishments)
Class A, 1 to 2,500 square feet
$100
December 31
Class B, 2,501 to 5,000 square feet
$150
December 31
Class C, 5,001 to 10,000 square feet
$250
December 31
Class D, over 10,000 square feet
$500
December 31
Incidental sales not food establishments
Pre-packed food displayed
In area 1 to 10 square feet
$35
December 31
Temporary/special event food vendor
One day
$15
Two to seven days
$30
B. 
Reinspection and plan review fees.
(1) 
Retail food establishment reinspections fee: $25.
(2) 
Retail food establishment initial plan review fee: $75.
(3) 
Fees are payable to the Middlesex County Public Health Department within ten (10) business days of the reinspection or plan review.
(4) 
Failure to pay the fee within ten (10) working days will result in a court summons with fines as follows:
First penalty
$100
Second penalty
$200
Third and Subsequent Penalties
$400
The fees and any subsequent court costs will be in addition to the fines provided above for anyone found guilty of violation of this section.
A food service establishment may be licensed for any combination of the above but shall only be charged for the highest fee.
[Added 9-28-2011 by Ord. No. 1598-2011]
A. 
Failure to pay the yearly fee by January 30: $100.
B. 
Failure to pay the yearly fee by March 31: $500.
In addition to any other penalty provided by other sections of this chapter, any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and 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.