[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Montague 5-10-88 as Ord. No. 88-8. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As a condition for the issuance or renewal of any license or
permit, the applicant, if he is the owner thereof, shall pay any delinquent
property taxes or assessments on the property wherein the business
or activity for which the license or permit is sought or wherein the
business or activity is to be conducted.
When any licensee or permittee, who is an owner of the property
upon which the licensed business or activity is conducted, has failed
to pay the taxes or assessments due on the property for at least three
consecutive quarters, the license or permit shall be revoked or suspended.
Upon payment of the delinquent taxes or assessment, the license
or permit shall be restored.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or include
any alcoholic beverage license or permit issued pursuant to the "Alcoholic
Beverage Control Act", N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.
[Adopted 4-13-04 by Ord. No. 2004-03]
The purpose of this section is to provide a uniform set of procedures
for administering the issuance, removal and revocation of licenses
for body art establishments issued by the Township.
Any place or premises, whether public or private, temporary
or permanent in nature or location, where the practices of body art,
whether or not for profit, are performed.
The practice of physical body adornment in permitted establishments
by operators utilizing, but not limited to, body piercing, tattooing
and permanent cosmetics.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of
operating an establishment where body art procedures are performed
without obtaining a license from the Montague Township board of Health.
B.
All licensees must comply with the sterilization, sanitation and
safety standards outlined in N.J.A.C. 8:27-1 et seq.
C.
Body art establishment licenses shall be issued on an annual basis
each January upon payment of a minimum annual license fee of $500
and upon satisfactory compliance with the New Jersey State Sanitary
Code. However, for those establishments that limit body art piercing
to solely the trailing edge of the ear as described in N.J.A.C. 8:27-9.1,
the annual licensing fee shall only be $50.
D.
Facility locations with on-site system must provide at time or license
renewal an annual report of septic system maintenance, satisfactory
operation and pumping history during the past year. Evidence of a
failing of malfunctioning sewage system would be cause for the immediate
closure of said facility until the violation is abated to the satisfaction
of the Board of Health and the township.
E.
Facilities served by an on-site well water system shall provide laboratory
reports for bacterial water quality to the Sussex County Board of
Health department during each quarter. Other water quality tests may
be required as determined by the township or Sussex County Health
Department. Evidence of a failing of water quality test would be cause
for the immediate closure of said facility until the well failure
violation is abated to the satisfaction of the Board.
F.
Medical waste generated at the facility shall be stored and disposed
of properly and according to state regulation.
A.
Any violation of the provisions of the Article shall be grounds for
enforcement action by the Montague Township Board of Health or the
Mayor and Township Committee. Such penalty action may include a summons
being issued in municipal court, or suspension, revocation or nonrenewal
of the body art establishment license issued by the township.
B.
Any person violating any provision of this Article shall, upon conviction
thereof, pay a penalty. Said penalty shall include a fine of not less
than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, unless otherwise
provided by law. Each day that the violation exists is considered
a separate offense.
This Article does not apply to physicians who are authorized
by the State Board of Medical Examiners to practice medicine, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 45:9-6 et seq.
If any provision of this Article shall be held invalid, such
invalidity shall pertain only to that specific provision or application,
and shall not affect the other provisions and applications of this
Article, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this Article are declared
severable.
This Article shall take effect upon final adoption and publication
in accordance with law.
