[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Middlesex as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sanitary regulations — See Ch. 446.
[Adopted 10-6-2011 by Ord. No. 137 BH]
A. 
No retail food establishment, fixed, temporary or mobile, shall serve potentially hazardous food products within the Borough of Middlesex unless and until one or more supervisory personnel are certified in food safety and sanitation at least once every three years through a course of instruction approved by the State Department of Health. Organizations or groups which hold periodic gatherings and meals should have a responsible officer of the group certified in food safety.
B. 
It shall be the responsibility of the owner, operator or supervisory personnel in immediate charge of the establishment to provide proof of such program completion to the satisfaction of an authorized sanitary inspector requesting the same.
In addition to such other actions authorized by the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, the authorized sanitary inspector is hereby authorized to file a summons and complaint against any establishment which does not meet the requirements hereof. Said complaint shall be in the name of the Borough of Middlesex and shall be returnable before and be under the authority and jurisdiction of the Municipal Court of the Borough of Middlesex.
A. 
The owner, operator or person in immediate charge of a temporary or mobile retail food establishment who is unable, upon request of an authorized sanitary inspector, to reasonably and satisfactorily establish attendance and successful completion of an approved food handler's training program, as defined herein, shall, upon a finding of guilt, be subject to a fine not to exceed $250. Upon a second conviction hereunder, the defendant shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500. Upon a third or subsequent conviction, the defendant shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $750 and imprisonment for a term not to exceed five days.
B. 
Any penalty recovered in any such action shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Borough of Middlesex.