[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Adoption of State Code — See Ch. 420, Art. I.
[Adopted 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as Ch. 41, Art. II of the 1967 Code]
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:
A. 
To 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) as adopted or amended by said Board.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 420, Art. I.
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 § 197-2 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: no charge.
(2) 
License fee: $5 per machine per year.
B. 
All permits and licenses issued under authority of this article shall expire on the first day of January 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 § 197-1 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 article 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 article shall be applied so as to impose any unlawful burden on either interstate commerce or any activity of the state or federal government.
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No. 2133]
A. 
If this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke such permit or license.
B. 
Any person found guilty of violating this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction over the violation of this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield; provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $100 nor more than $2,000 per offense and the prison term shall not exceed 90 days in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
C. 
In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall constitute a separate offense.