[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council) of the Township of Pohatcong 2-6-1973 as Ch. 278 of the 1973 Code. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vending machine standards — See Ch. 308.
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether as principal or agent, clerk or employee, either for himself or any other person, or for any body corporate, or as an officer of any corporation, or otherwise, to:
A. 
Engage in the operation of one or more machines or devices offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins or token, or by other means, dispense unit servings of food or beverages, either in bulk or package, without the necessity of replenishing the devices between each vending operation, without first having applied to and procured a permit from the Board of Health of this municipality so to do, or without complying with any and all of the provisions of the Food and Beverage Vending Machine Code of New Jersey (1961)[1] as adopted or amended by said Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: For adoption of this code by the Board of Health, see Ch. 308.
B. 
Maintain or permit to be maintained on or in any location in this municipality one or more machines or devices offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins or token, or by other means, dispense unit servings of food or beverages, either in bulk or package, without the necessity of replenishing the devices between each vending operation, without first having applied to and procured a license for each such machine or device from the Board of Health of this municipality, or without complying with any and all of the provisions of the Food and Beverage Vending Machine Code of New Jersey (1961) as adopted or amended by said Board.
A. 
The fees for permits and licenses as required by § 278-1 above, for the purpose of raising revenue for regulation and control, to be paid annually to this municipality, are hereby fixed as follows:
(1) 
Permit fee: $10 per year.
(2) 
License fee: none per machine per year.
B. 
All permits and licenses issued under authority of this chapter shall expire on the 31st day of December each year.
C. 
Permit and license fees shall be paid to the Board of Health.
Application for and issuance of the permits and licenses referred to in § 278-1 above shall be made in conformity with the provisions of the Food and Beverage Vending Machine Code of New Jersey (1961) as adopted or amended by the Board of Health of this municipality. Such permits and licenses are not transferable.
Permits and licenses issued under authority of this chapter may be suspended, revoked or reinstated by the Board of Health of this municipality pursuant to the provisions of the Food and Beverage Vending Machine Code of New Jersey (1961) as adopted or amended by said Board of Health.
No provision of this chapter shall be applied so as to impose any unlawful burden on either interstate commerce or any activity of the state or federal government.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and each day the same is violated, shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.