[Adopted 2-27-1996 by Ord. No. BH:1996-1; amended in its entirety 5-22-2007 by Ord. No. BH:2007-11[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former §§ 256-13 through 256-23 in Art. III as §§ 256-11 through 256-21, respectively.
Every retail food establishment, with the exception of Risk Type 1 establishments, shall be required to have at least one person in charge (as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.5) of the food operation who shall attend and successfully complete a food service training course according to the following schedule:
A. 
Risk Type 2 establishments: At a minimum, at least one person in charge shall be employed who has attended and successfully completed a food service training course as provided by or approved by the Manalapan Township Health Department or has obtained a food safety certificate by passing an examination administered by an accredited certifying program recognized by the Conference for Food Protection within six months of the opening of the retail food establishment.
B. 
Risk Type 3 and 4 establishments: By January 2, 2010, at least one person in charge shall be employed who has obtained a food safety certificate by passing an examination administered by an accredited certifying program recognized by the Conference for Food Protection, within six months of the opening of the retail food establishment. Prior to January 2, 2010, the food service training requirements for Risk Type 2 establishments will apply.
The person(s) in charge who satisfies the food service training requirements of this article is expected to attend and successfully complete additional training once every three years, except for accredited Conference for Food Protection trainings, which shall be repeated every five years. The training requirements shall be completed within the certification period. A recertification fee of $25 shall be assessed if a training certificate lapses for 30 days.
There shall be a person or persons available to the retail food establishment during its hours of operation and any time during an emergency who has successfully completed one of the Manalapan Health Department approved training courses within the last three years or one of the accredited Conference for Food Protection trainings within the last five years.
For training not directly provided by the Manalapan Township Health Department, the ownership must submit satisfactory evidence of completion of the food service training to the Health Department for verification of compliance.
[Amended 1-22-2008 by Ord. No. BH:2008-01]
The owner of a retail food establishment will pay a penalty of $100, as permitted by N.J.S.A. 26:3-70, upon proper notice to retail food establishment by the Township of Manalapan, if it fails to submit documentation of appropriate training, as set forth in § 256-9, within six months of the opening of the establishment or within six months of the expiration of training as set forth in § 256-7. Failure to pay the penalty upon proper notice will subject the establishment to a license revocation hearing as set forth in § 256-20B. Any notice required to be given under this article shall also be sent to a nonlicensed owner of any establishment in the event that a license holder is the operator.