[HISTORY: 1984 Code §§ 74-1—74-10 as
amended through December 31, 2016. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A Code regulating retail food establishments, food and vending
machines and fixing penalties is hereby established pursuant to N.J.A.C.
8:24-1 et seq.
The Code established and adopted by this chapter is described
and commonly known as the Sanitation in "Sanitation in Retail Food
Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines Code," Chapter
XII of the State Sanitary Code (N.J.S.A. 8:24-12 et seq.).
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Three copies of the Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments
and Food and Beverage Vending Machines Code of New Jersey have been
placed on file in the office of the City Clerk and Health Officer
and shall remain on file there for use and examination by the public.
No person shall operate a retail food establishment or vending
machine as defined in the New Jersey Administrative Code without first
obtaining a license from the City Clerk and paying the required license
fee. The term of the license shall be for a period of one year, with
all licenses expiring on December 31, and shall be nontransferable.
Application forms for all licenses shall be obtained from and
kept on file by the City Clerk.
The enforcement authority for this Code shall be the Health
Officer and any other licensed health official authorized by the City
Council to enforce this chapter and the Code hereby adopted.
Each application for a license under this chapter shall be investigated
by the Health Official who shall report his findings in writing to
the Municipal Clerk within a reasonable time. No license shall be
issued unless the Health Official reports that the applicant conforms
to all provisions of this chapter. No food establishment license shall
be issued until the applicant complies with all other licensing requirements
which may apply to his business.
Any license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked
for failure to comply with any provision of this chapter.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or
of the Code established herein shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000. Each
day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(N.J.S.A. 26:1A-10)
(Ord. No. 12-1998; Ord. No. 5-2009; Ord. No.
9-2011)
B.
Inspection and Plan Review Fees. In addition to the licensing fee,
there shall be an inspection fee for each establishment holding a
vending machine, retail food and/or temporary food licenses, as follows:
C.
Fees Payable to the Middlesex County Public Health Department. The
fees for the Retail Food Establishment Re-Inspection and the Retail
Food Establishment Initial Plan Review are payable to the Middlesex
County Public Health Department within (10) business days of the re-inspection
or plan review. All other fees are payable to the City of South Amboy.
