[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Old Bridge as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Sec. 19-8 of the 1973 Revised
General Ordinances]
The following rules and regulations shall govern
the use of vehicles for the transportation or sale of food products:
A.
Whenever any food is transported in a vehicle which
is wholly or partly open, it shall be completely screened or covered
at all times. The screening or covering shall consist of material
which will effectively prevent flies or other insects from alighting
around or upon any food.
B.
All seafood, meat, poultry and dairy products shall
be transported only in refrigerated vehicles and shall remain under
refrigeration until the time of sale or delivery. The refrigerated
portion of the vehicle shall be maintained at a temperature low enough
to completely safeguard the products contained in it to the fullest
extent possible.
C.
No licensee shall at any time permit any debris, waste
material, rotting or unfit produce or merchandise of any kind to remain
in or upon his vehicle, unless the same is contained in a leakproof
metal container having a properly fitted metal cover on the container.
D.
No licensee shall permit any waste materials or parts of produce or any other merchandise to remain on any street, roadway, curb or walk and shall at all times remove any debris that may have fallen from his vehicle so that the same is immediately placed in metal containers, as provided in Subsection C.
E.
All sales of merchandise shall, at the time of sale,
be placed in bags or other suitable containers.
F.
No manufactured foodstuffs, beverages or ice cream and other frozen products as defined in Chapter 10 of Title 24 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes shall be sold on any public street or other public place except in individual wrappers or containers packed and sealed at the place of manufacture.
G.
All prepared or manufactured foodstuffs shall come
from an approved source; however, any products in containers packed
and sealed by a reputable manufacturer shall be considered as coming
from an approved source.
Before any vehicle is used for the transportation
or sale of food or in connection with any activity for which a license
is required from the Township, it shall be inspected by the Health
Officer or his agents or employees to ascertain whether it complies
with the provisions of this article and all other applicable health
regulations. The vehicle shall be reinspected at reasonable intervals
and if used in connection with a licensed activity shall in any event
be reinspected at the time the license is renewed. No vehicle shall
be used for any of the purposes specified herein unless approved by
the Health Officer. A written certificate of approval shall be kept
in the vehicle at all times and shall be shown to any person who may
request to see it.
When any food products are processed or manufactured
in any vehicle upon a public street or place, the vehicle shall conform
to the following requirements:
A.
The part of the vehicle where the products are made
or sold shall be completely enclosed with some easily cleaned impervious
material.
B.
The service opening may be screened but all other
screening shall be kept to a minimum.
C.
The service opening shall be self-closing.
D.
A sink and waste tank and at least 30 gallons of hot
water under pressure shall be available inside the vehicle. The water
shall be drawn from the Township water supply or some other approved
source.
[Adopted as Sec. 19-10 of the 1973 Revised
General Ordinances]
[Added 1-9-2006 by Ord. No. 38-2005;
amended 5-14-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-09]
The provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:24-1 et seq. pertaining
to retail food establishments and food beverage vending machines shall
be enforced in the Township of Old Bridge.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Oridinal Sec. 19-10.1, Establishment
of code; Sec. 19-10-2, Title; and Sec. 19-10.3, Public record, which
previously preceded this section, were deleted 1-9-2006 by Ord. No.
38-2005.
[Amended 1-9-2006 by Ord. No. 38-2005; 5-14-2007 by Ord. No.
2007-09]
A.
No person shall operate a retail food-handling establishment
unless a license or approval of an existing license to operate shall
have been issued by the Department of Health. Such license or approval
of an existing license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the
establishment.
B.
A person conducting an itinerant retail food-handling
establishment shall secure a license issued by the Department of Health.
Such license or approval of existing license shall be posted in a
conspicuous place in the establishment.
[Amended 1-7-1985 by Ord. No. 2-85; 3-25-2002 by Ord. No.
10-02; 9-23-2002 by Ord. No. 46-02; 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. 34-04; 1-9-2006 by Ord. No. 38-2005; 5-14-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-09]
The following shall be the schedule of fees
for each retail food establishment:
A.
All persons required to be licensed shall pay an annual
license fee as follows:
(1)
Restaurants:
|
Seating Capacity
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1 to 49
|
$150
| |
|
50 to 99
|
$250
| |
|
100 or greater
|
$350
|
(2)
Retail food stores other than restaurants:
|
Total Square Footage of Establishment
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
0 to 2,500
|
$100
| |
|
2,500 to 5,000
|
$150
| |
|
5,001 to 7,500
|
$200
| |
|
7,501 to 9,999
|
$250
| |
|
10,000 or greater
|
$350
|
(4)
Late fee. All persons who fail to register by January
30 of the license year renewal date will be subject to a late fee
of $50.
B.
Reinspection. There shall be a fee of $50 for each
reinspection which is required as a result of an inspection rating
other than satisfactory.
C.
Incidental sales. Businesses whose sales of food items
are limited solely to the sale of prepackaged food, such as dry goods
and other nonperishable items, which is displayed in an area not exceeding
20 square feet shall be exempt from the payment of the fee; if over
20 square feet, refer to square footage fee schedule.
D.
Special event food vendor. There shall be a fee of
$50 for a special event food vendor license. This fee may be waived
by the Township Council for Township-sponsored events upon application
to the Township Council for a waiver.
A.
A license issued or approved under the provisions
of this article shall expire annually on December 31 of each year,
and the application for renewal shall be submitted together with the
required fee prior to January 1 of each year.
B.
A license or approval of license may be suspended
or revoked for a violation by the holder of any provision of this
article or code after an opportunity for a hearing by the Department
of Health and Welfare or its authorized representative.
[Amended 1-9-2006 by Ord. No. 38-2005]
C.
A license or approval of a license issued by another
Board of Health is not transferable.
[Amended 1-9-2006 by Ord. No. 38-2005]
Any person who violates any provision of or
order promulgated under this article of this Code established herein
shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of not less
than $50 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day a particular
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
