Borough of Mount Arlington, NJ Chapter 191 Food Handling

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Mount Arlington 3-14-1989; amended in its entirety by the Mayor and Borough Council 11-9-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 191-1 Food handler's license.

No person shall be permitted to serve food and drink to the public without first obtaining a food handlers' license. No food handlers' license will be issued until the Board of Health or its designee has inspected the food handlers' establishment or mobile unit and has approved its operation as being in compliance with the provisions of state regulations, at N.J.A.C. 8:24, Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines, and Cottage Food Industries, and the ordinances of the Board of Health of the Borough of Mount Arlington. A license may be revoked for failure of a licensee to comply with the provisions of the state regulations or any ordinance of the Board of Health of the Borough of Mount Arlington.

§ 191-2 License fees.

The annual fees for food handlers' licenses issued by the Board of Health shall be as follows:

A. All establishments: $150.

B. Mobile units: $100.

C. Temporary food vendors: $50.

(1) Temporary food vendor licenses shall not exceed three consecutive days.

§ 191-3 Adoption of state standards by reference; supplemental regulations; title.

A code regulating retail food establishments and fixing penalties for violations is hereby established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69 to 26:3-69.6. A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without inclusion of the text thereof herein. Said code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly known as "Chapter 24, Sanitation Retail Food Establishment and Food and Beverage Vending Machines."

§ 191-4 Copies on file.

Three copies of Chapter 24, Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines, and Cottage Food Industries, have been placed on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk for the Borough of Mount Arlington upon the introduction of this chapter and will remain on file there, until final action is taken on this chapter, for use and examination by the public.

§ 191-5 Violations and penalties.

Any person who violates any provision of or order promulgated under this chapter or code established herein shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of notless than $250 nor more than $500 for each violation. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.