[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the City of Linden 10-24-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05. Amendments noted where applicable.]
a.
It shall be lawful for any person acting under and by the authority
of the City of Linden Board of Health to enter into and upon any commercial
premises within the City in the exercise of the powers or in the fulfillment
of its or their duties conferred or imposed by law or City or Board
ordinance and the rules and regulations thereunder.
b.
Any person hindering, obstructing, delaying, resisting, preventing,
or interfering with such right of access shall be deemed to violate
the provisions of this article.
a.
All licenses and permits issued by the Board of Health, or the Health
Officer or their designee, shall be prominently displayed upon the
premises for which they were issued.
b.
All license cards or signs issued by the Board of Health, or the
Health Officer or their designee, shall be displayed at all times
and in plain sight of the public near the entrance in the establishment
or upon the vehicle or device for which they were issued.
c.
No license or permit issued by the Board of Health, or the Health
Officer or their designee, shall be transferable from any entity or
location to any other entity or location unless such transfer is authorized
by law or by ordinance.
Any license or permit issued by the Health Officer or the Department
of Health may be revoked for violation of the terms, conditions and
provisions of the ordinance under which the said license or permit
was issued or for other good cause, after hearing by the Health Officer
on reasonable notice to the licensee of the time and place of said
hearing unless the provisions of law or other provisions of this chapter
or other ordinances provide otherwise. Pending such hearing, the Department
of Health or the Health Officer may suspend such license or permit,
provided that such hearing shall be brought within 10 days from the
date of suspension, unless the provisions of law or other provisions
of this chapter or other ordinances provide otherwise.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Health Officer or their
designee, or by the City of Linden Police Department.
a.
If any provision or portion of a provision of this chapter is held
to be unconstitutional, preempted by federal or state law, or otherwise
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions
of the ordinance shall not be invalidated.
b.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances, which are inconsistent with
any provisions of this chapter, are hereby repealed as to the extent
of such inconsistencies.
c.
No provision of this chapter shall be construed to impair any common
law or statutory cause of action, or legal remedy there from, of any
person for injury or damage arising from any violation of this chapter
or from other law.
This chapter shall take effect upon final passage in accordance
with law.
