[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.
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.
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.