[Amended 4-15-1974 by Ord. No. 1-74; 11-23-2015 by Ord. No. 58-2015]
The provisions of Chapter
24, Retail Food Establishments, of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, most recent revision in its entirety, are hereby recognized as being of full force and effect in the City of Hackensack.
[Amended 11-23-2015 by Ord. No. 58-2015]
It shall be unlawful for any person or any body corporate to conduct a retail food establishment, as defined in and governed by said Chapter
24 of the State Sanitary Code, without first having procured a license from the Health Department in accordance with Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits, and without complying with any and all of the provisions concerning operation and maintenance of such establishments as contained in the aforementioned chapter of the State Sanitary Code.
In addition to the information required to be contained in the application by §Â
107-6B of Chapter
107, each application for a license issued under this Article shall include a detailed description of any premises, structures and vehicles to be used in the operation of such business, and such premises, structures and vehicles shall be subject to inspection as to their compliance with all applicable provisions of the Code of the City of Hackensack.
[Amended 1-19-1976 by Ord. No. 1-76; 7-16-1979 by Ord. No.
25-79; 12-20-1982 by Ord. No. 35-82; 10-20-1986 by Ord. No. 28-86]
A. The annual fee for licensure of retail food establishments
is hereby fixed as follows:
[Amended 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 30-90; 1-18-1994 by Ord. No.
5-94; 12-20-2004 by Ord. No. 16-2004; 4-23-2013 by Ord. No.
1-2003]
Type of Establishment
|
Initial
|
Renewal
|
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Bakery
|
$200
|
$100
|
Butcher
|
$200
|
$100
|
Confectionery store
|
$200
|
$100
|
Delicatessen
|
$200
|
$100
|
Fish market
|
$200
|
$100
|
Fruit and vegetable store
|
$200
|
$100
|
Grocery store
|
$200
|
$100
|
Hospital kitchen
|
$225
|
$125
|
Long-term care facility
|
$225
|
$125
|
Milk Dealer
|
$5
|
|
Milk, sale of
|
$5
|
|
Restaurants, luncheonettes, taverns and road
concessions (serving food)
|
|
|
1 to 25 seats
|
$200
|
$100
|
26 to 50 seats
|
$225
|
$125
|
51 to 100 seats
|
$300
|
$175
|
101 to 150 seats
|
$350
|
$225
|
151 to 200 seats
|
$450
|
$300
|
Over 200 seats
|
$550
|
$400
|
Supermarket
|
$550
|
$400
|
Temporary retail food establishments for special
events
|
$25
|
|
Any other type of food establishment
|
|
|
Nonprofit or government organization
|
$25
|
$25
|
Permanent location
|
$100
|
$100
|
Mobile or transient
|
$150
|
$150
|
B. All licenses issued under this article shall expire
on March 1 of each year.
C. Late license renewal fees:
[Added 2-4-2002 by Ord. No. 5-2002]
(1)Â A late fee of $50 will be charged on all license fees
of $200 or less which are not renewed and paid by March 1 of the license
year. An additional $50 shall be charged for each thirty-day period
that the license fee is not paid after March 1.
(2)Â A late fee of $75 shall be charged on all license
fees in excess of $200 which are not renewed and paid on or before
March 1 of the license year. An additional $75 shall be charged for
each thirty-day period that the license fee is not paid after March
1 of the license year.
(3)Â The Health Officer may, for good cause shown, waive
a late fee or a portion thereof.
[Amended 10-20-1986 by Ord. No. 28-86; 1-14-2020 by Ord. No. 42-2019]
A. All food and beverages, except hot coffee, cocoa and tea, on mobile or transient retail food establishments, shall be prepackaged, unless the mobile or transient retail food establishment has been issued a mobile food vendor license issued under Article
X of this chapter and is operating in compliance with all of the provisions of §§Â
90-66 through
90-74 of the City Code. If the food or beverage is prepackaged outside the limits of the City of Hackensack, certification from the Health Department as to its sanitary condition shall accompany the application for a license required by this article.