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Editor's Note: For statutory provisions authorizing a municipality to regulate distributors of medicinal samples, see N.J.S. 40:48-1.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:2-37]
No person shall distribute or cause to be distributed, from door to door or on streets and sidewalks or other public places in the City, any medicinal samples or any articles of the nature of food, candy, chewing gum or medicine which contains dinitrophenol and gland extracts or any ingredient which might be harmful to children or any other person. Any material which would act as a laxative, sedative, analgesic or hypnotic or any external remedy which might be harmful if taken internally or used incorrectly, shall be considered harmful in the meaning of this section.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:2-38]
No person shall distribute or cause to be distributed, from door to door, or on the streets and sidewalks or other public places in the City, any medicinal samples, or any articles of the nature of food, candy, chewing gum or other medicated articles, unless a permit has been obtained from the Health Officer.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:2-39]
a. 
The Health Officer, upon determination that any article of medicine or medicated food, or other article, for distribution is not prohibited by this section, or any State law, or any other City ordinance, shall, upon application and payment of a permit fee of $5 issue a permit in such form and under such conditions as shall be necessary to safeguard the public health.
b. 
The Health Officer shall make such regulations as shall be necessary concerning the persons engaged in such distribution.