[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Township of Pohatcong 2-6-1973 as Ch. 95 of the 1973 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A code regulating retail food establishments
and fixing penalties for violations is hereby established pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 26:3-69.6. 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 "Retail Food Establishment
Code of New Jersey (1965)."
Three copies of the said Retail Food Establishment
Code of New Jersey (1965) have been placed on file in the office of
the Health Officer, Secretary, Clerk or other similar officer 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.
[Amended 3-17-2009 by Ord. No. 09-2]
No person shall operate a retail food establishment
unless a permit to operate same shall have been issued by the Health
Officer. There shall be a charge of $25 annually for said permit.
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 $500 for each violation. Each day a particular violation
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
