No person shall engage in or be employed within
the borough in the business of or service of preparing, selling or
processing food or drink or beverage intended for human consumption
to be sold at special events in the borough without having first obtained
a special food vendor's permit from the Department of Health and Human
Services.
[Amended 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 1656-96]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
SPECIAL EVENTS
Events sponsored by the Borough of Fair Lawn where food vendors
operate at a fixed location for a temporary period of time in connection
with a fair, carnival, circus, public exhibition, parades, fireworks,
or similar transitory gathering whereby food is served, handled or
provided to the public with or without charge for the food.
[Amended 5-25-2004 by Ord. No. 1979-2004]
Applications for this permit shall include the
following:
A. Name, address and telephone number of applicant as
well as reasonable proof of identification.
B. Date that the special food vendor's permit is being
used.
C. General description of goods to be sold.
[Amended 5-21-2019 by Ord. No. 2501-2019]
The fee for the special food vendor's permit for each day that it is to be used is as set forth in §
94-12G(2) of the Borough Code.
The special food vendor's permit must be obtained
three days before the event.
Every person holding a permit shall be required
to carry the permit with him/her while engaged in the business licensed.
He/she shall produce the permit at the request of any person solicited,
a police officer or other official of the borough. To every person
granted a permit, the Department of Health and Human Services shall
issue a permit bearing the words "Special Food Vendor's Permit," together
with the number of the permit and the date the permit is valid. All
automobiles, wagons, carts or other vehicles used for peddling shall
have the permit affixed thereon.