The Department of Public Health of the Township of Abington, in order
to protect the health and safety of the people of the township, is authorized
and directed, by implementing and enforcing the provisions of this article,
to control the conduct and operation of food establishments within the township.
From and after January 1, 1959, it shall be unlawful for any person
to conduct or operate a food establishment where food or beverage intended
for human consumption is kept, stored, manufactured, prepared, dressed, handled,
sold or offered for sale, with or without charge, either at wholesale or retail,
within the Township of Abington, without first obtaining a license therefor.
[Amended 2-13-1975 by Ord. No. 1396]
A. No license shall be issued until inspection of the premises,
facilities and equipment has been made by a duly authorized representative
of the Department of Public Health of the Township of Abington. The fee for
the license shall be $1 and shall be paid by each applicant at the time of
making application for a license. The applicant shall also pay annual inspection
fees, based upon the floor area of the food establishment, as follows:
[Amended 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1521]
|
Floor Area
(square feet)
|
License Fee
|
Inspection Fee
|
Total Fee
|
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|
Under 1,500
|
$1.00
|
$29.00
|
$30.00
|
|
1,501 to 2,500
|
$1.00
|
$39.00
|
$40.00
|
|
2,501 to 5,000
|
$1.00
|
$49.00
|
$50.00
|
|
5,001 to 7,500
|
$1.00
|
$69.00
|
$70.00
|
|
7,501 to 10,000
|
$1.00
|
$99.00
|
$100.00
|
|
10,001 to 15,000
|
$1.00
|
$149.00
|
$150.00
|
|
15,001 and over
|
$1.00
|
$199.00
|
$200.00
|
B. Mobile food vendors and hucksters shall pay an annual
inspection fee of $19 in addition to the annual license fee of one dollar.
[Amended 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1521]
C. Pro rata inspection fees. If any applicant first makes
application on or after July 1 of any calendar year, the annual inspection
fee shall be reduced by 50%.
Any person whose application for a license is denied may request and
shall be granted a hearing before the Department of Public Health, as hereinafter
provided.
Whenever any person maintains more than one food establishment, such
person shall be required to apply for and procure a separate license for each
food establishment.
A license issued under this article shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year. Licenses shall be renewable annually in the same manner and upon payment of the same annual fee as provided in §
88-10.
Licenses herein provided for shall specify the date of issuance, the
name of the licensee and the place licensed. Such licenses shall be conspicuously
displayed at all times in the place so licensed. Licenses shall not be transferable.
The Department of Public Health shall have the power to enter at reasonable
times upon private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating
conditions relating to the enforcement of the provisions of this article.
The Department of Public Health is hereby authorized and directed to
adopt such written regulations as may be necessary for the implementation
and enforcement of the provisions of this article. The Department shall file
a certified copy of all regulations which it may adopt with the Township Secretary,
and such regulations shall be made available for inspection by the public
on request. Such regulations shall have the same force and effect as the provisions
of this article, and the penalty for violation thereof shall be the same as
the penalty for violation of the provisions of this article, as hereafter
provided. The Township of Abington Department of Public Health regulations
governing food establishments in the township shall be those approved by the
Board of Township Commissioners on the 11 day of December 1958 and/or as may
be modified or changed by the Department of Public Health and further approved
by the Board of Township Commissioners.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article or any regulation
adopted thereunder, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more
than $50, and each day's failure to comply with any such provision shall
constitute a separate violation.