A. 
No person shall conduct or maintain a boarding home for children without a license first having been obtained therefor from the Board covering all the premises to be so used.
B. 
Every application for a license shall be in writing, and it shall contain a full description of the premises and buildings intended to be used for such purpose, the qualifications and training of the person or persons in charge and satisfactory proof that each person residing in the licensed premises, or otherwise employed thereat, is free from communicable disease.
C. 
Every license issued under this section shall state the name of the licensee, location of the licensed premises and the maximum number of children that may be maintained, boarded or cared for at any one time.
A. 
The following regulations apply to the conduct or maintenance of boarding homes for children:
(1) 
The premises shall, at all times, be attended by one or more competent adult persons.
(2) 
All buildings and all appurtenant premises surrounding the same shall be subject to and open for inspection by the Board of Health Officer at all times.
(3) 
All rooms shall be above street level, well-lighted and sufficiently ventilated by windows opening to the outer air.
(4) 
Doors and windows shall be adequately screened to exclude flies, and adequate provision for toilet and bathing facilities must be supplied.
(5) 
The heating system must be adequate to maintain a temperature in all rooms of at least 68° F.
(6) 
Individual cots and cribs shall be provided for all children kept overnight or for any longer period.
(7) 
Individual toilet articles shall be provided for each child and shall include washcloths, towels, comb and toothbrush.
(8) 
All formulas must be prescribed by a registered licensed physician.
(9) 
Adequate provisions shall be made for the care of formulas, sterilization of bottles and nipples and the care of soiled diapers and bed linen.
(10) 
All children must be examined by a doctor before admission.
A. 
Every person who conducts or who is in actual charge of a boarding home for children shall keep, or cause to be kept, a record wherein there shall be entered the name, age, sex, color and religion of every child cared for by such person or establishment, together with the names and addresses of each of the parents of said child; the name and address of the person placing the child in such boarding home; the name of every child who dies while in such person's care, together with the date and cause of death; the name and residence of the person who removes the child. This entry shall be made within 24 hours after such child is given out, taken away or disposed of in any manner.
B. 
All records required shall be accessible to the Health Officer, the Board, or its representative, or to the representative of the State Department of Health for his examination at any time.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code by the Board of Health (see Ch. 405, General Provisions, Board of Health, Art. I)]
In addition to the right to revoke any license contained in other provisions of the Sanitary Code, any license granted under this chapter, the Board may revoke a license for misstatement of material facts in the application, or upon the failure of the licensee to furnish proof to the Board that the licensee has deposited a surety bond of $1,000 with the State Department of Human Services for each child boarded or to be boarded from outside of the State of New Jersey, or upon the failure of the licensee to permit inspection of the licensed premises or records by the employee of the Board.
No greater number of boarding children should be kept at any one time on the licensed premises than that permitted by the terms of this license.