This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Administrative Code of the Board of Health of the Township
of Andover," and is herein referred to as the "code."
There shall be a President of the Board of Health
who shall preside at all its meetings. The President shall be appointed
by the Board from among its members for a term of one year.
There shall be a Secretary of the Board of Health
who shall be responsible to the Board and who shall issue all licenses
authorized by the Board. The Secretary shall be appointed by the Board
for a term of one year.
There shall be a Registrar of Vital Statistics
who shall be responsible to the Board of Health. The Township Clerk
shall be the Registrar of Vital Statistics and shall serve for a term
of three years.
There shall be a Health Officer of the Board
of Health who shall be responsible to the Board of Health. The Health
Officer shall hold the necessary licenses and he shall be appointed
by the Board of Health for a term of one year. The Health Officer
shall, subject to the superior authority of the Board, be the general
agent of the Board for the enforcement of its ordinances and the sanitary
laws of the State of New Jersey.
When appointed by the Board, there shall be
special health officers of the Board of Health who shall promptly
report to the Board every violation of health ordinances, rules and
regulations which may come within their observation or knowledge.
The police and fire officers of the Township of Andover may be designated
special health officers of the Board of Health.
There shall be a Plumbing Inspector of the Board
of Health who shall be responsible to the Board. The Plumbing Inspector
shall be appointed by the Board for a term of one year.
The Board may employ such other personnel as
it deems necessary, including technicians, inspectors and others necessary
to carry out the powers vested in the Board by law and by this revision.
All such personnel shall be appropriately licensed where required.
Whenever the Health Officer finds that the public
safety will not permit delay, he may exercise one or more of the following
powers without having to resort to legal proceedings and without the
necessity of giving notice or holding any hearing which would otherwise
be required under any provision of this revision:
A. Power to prevent the sale of food. The Health Officer
may prohibit the importation into the Township or sale of any food,
drink or other item intended for human consumption or use from a source
suspected of being infected, contaminated, unsanitary, unhealthy or
dangerous.
B. Power to seize and destroy unwholesome food. The Health
Officer may order the seizure and destruction of any food, drink or
other item intended for human consumption which is unwholesome or
dangerous or likely to cause sickness or injury to the persons who
consume it.
The Board of Health may by resolution make rules
and regulations which interpret or amplify any provision of this chapter
or for the purpose of making the provisions of this chapter more effective.
No such regulation shall be inconsistent with, alter or amend any
provision of this chapter and no regulation shall impose any requirement
which is in addition to or greater than the requirements that are
expressly or by implication imposed by any provision of this chapter.