[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Eatontown 3-5-1958. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A code regulating boarding homes for children, providing for the inspection of such establishments and fixing penalties for violations is hereby established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 69.6. A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
The said code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly known as the "New Jersey Boarding Home for Children Code (1956)."
Three copies of the said "New Jersey Boarding Home for Children Code (1956)" have been placed on file in the office of the Health Officer and Secretary of this local Board of Health upon the introduction of this chapter and will remain on file there until final action is taken on this chapter for the use and examination of the public.
A. 
No person shall operate a boarding home for children unless a permit or approval of an existing certificate, permit or license to operate same shall have been issued by this Board of Health. Such permit or approval of an existing certificate, permit or license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in such establishment.
B. 
There shall be a charge of $5 for such permit or approval of an existing certificate, permit or license.
C. 
Permits issued or approved under the provisions of this chapter shall expire one year from their date of issuance and application for renewal thereof shall be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by Section 2.2 of said code, together with the required fee 30 days prior to the expiration date.
D. 
A permit or approval of certificate, permit or license may be suspended or revoked for a violation by the holder of any provision of this chapter or code after an opportunity for a hearing by the Board of Health or its authorized representative.
E. 
A permit or approval of a certificate, permit or license is not transferable between persons or premises.
Any person who violates any provision of, or order promulgated under this chapter or code established herein shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of not less than $2 nor more than $100 for each violation. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.