[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Carteret 12-15-1970 as Sec. 7-12 of the 1970 Revised Ordinances, as amended through 3-5-1974. Section 215-8 added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Licensing procedures — See Ch. 164.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DELIVERY
Applies to all deliveries of solid fuel while in transit between the place of loading and the point of delivery, including the actual process of removing the solid fuel from the vehicle into the storage place of the receiver.
SOLID FUEL
All anthracite and bituminous coal, coke, charcoal, coal briquets and other patent fuel, other than blacksmith coal, sold in a quantity not to exceed ten (10) tons annually.
No solid fuel shall be delivered in the borough to anyone before 7:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. or at any time on Sunday without a permit being obtained by the Chief of Police or some other officer in charge at police headquarters. No such permit shall be issued except when the delivery is accompanied by a delivery slip in compliance with N.J.S.A. 51:1-38 and 51:1-39.
Each person engaged in the business of selling or delivering solid fuel in the borough shall apply to the Clerk for registration.
The bodies of all trucks and other vehicles used in the transportation of solid fuels for delivery to purchasers thereof shall be licensed for such transportation by the borough. Upon the approval of an application and upon payment of the required fee, the Clerk shall issue a license to the owner of the vehicle, together with a metal plate, to be affixed to a conspicuous and indispensable part on the right-hand side of the body of such vehicle, on which shall be clearly set forth the official number of the vehicle with the words "licensed coal truck." The design or color of the plate shall be changed at the beginning of each license year.
A. 
The owner of any truck or other vehicle used for the purpose of transporting solid fuel for delivery to purchasers thereof shall make written application for the issuance of a license for each truck or other vehicle owned by him. In addition to the information required by § 164-2, the application shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The name and business address of the owner of the motor vehicle or the solid fuel seller using the same.
(2) 
The registration number of the vehicle as provided by the Motor Vehicle Law of the State of New Jersey[1] or the state where such vehicle is registered.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.
(3) 
The chassis and motor number of the vehicle.
(4) 
The solid fuel carrying capacity of the vehicle, expressed in terms of cubic feet.
(5) 
The number of compartments in the body of the vehicle and the capacity of each compartment in cubic feet.
(6) 
A statement that the name of the owner or, if rented, the solid fuel seller using the vehicle appears in letters on both sides of the body of the vehicle in compliance with the statutes of the State of New Jersey.
B. 
If a truck or other vehicle is the subject of a conditional sales agreement, chattel mortgage or any other document or agreement by virtue of which title to the vehicle remains in the seller pending the payment of the purchase price, the vendee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner of the vehicle so long as the vehicle remains in his possession or control.
The fee for a license issued hereunder shall be fifty dollars ($50.) for the first truck or vehicle and one dollar ($1.) for each additional truck or vehicle.
A. 
A vehicle licensed under this chapter may be inspected at any time.
B. 
If, upon such inspection, it appears to the satisfaction of the inspecting officer that the vehicle or any part or compartment thereof is transporting a quantity of solid fuel other than represented either by the numerals displayed or the delivery tickets accompanying the load, such officer shall immediately file with the Clerk a notification giving facts of the inspection, together with the number of the vehicle inspected.
C. 
The Clerk shall make a complaint to the Council, which may then, after five (5) days' notice to the licensee, hold a hearing on the charges as set forth in Chapter 164.
D. 
If the license is revoked or suspended, the Clerk shall cause the license to be removed from the body of the truck or vehicle during the time of such suspension or revocation.
E. 
Any person owning or operating a truck or vehicle in the borough for the purpose of transporting solid fuel during the period when the license of such vehicle or the registration of the owner thereof has been suspended or revoked shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
[Added 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties set forth in § 1-17 of this Code.