[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Borough of Ridgefield 11-22-1966. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-22-1966]
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.
Said code established and adopted by this article
is described and commonly known as the "Retail Food Establishment
Code of New Jersey (1965)."
Three (3) copies of said Retail Food Establishment
Code of New Jersey (1965) have been placed on file in the office of
the Secretary of this local Board of Health upon the introduction
of this article and will remain on file there until final action is
taken on this article for the use and examination of the public.
[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.
