This chapter and all ordinances supplementary
thereto or amendatory thereof shall be known and designated as the
"Sanitary Code of the Township of Readington."
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BOARD OF HEALTH or BOARD
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
ISOLATION
PERSON
RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
SALE
TOWNSHIP
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The Board of Health of the Township of Readington in the
County of Hunterdon.
Any disease in which the causative agent may be transmitted
from person to person, from animal to person or from animal to animal
by direct or indirect means.
The Sanitary Inspector of the Township of Readington appointed
by the Board of Health of said township. If and when a Health Officer
is appointed by said Board, said words shall mean such Health Officer.
The placing apart of persons or animals affected with or
exposed to or suspected of being affected with or exposed to a communicable
disease for the purpose of preventing contact with other persons and
animals, and the establishment of restrictions directly surrounding
such persons or animals.
Includes corporations, companies, associations, societies,
firms, partnerships, joint-stock companies and political subdivisions,
as well as individuals.
As defined in Chapter XII New Jersey State Sanitary Code
2.1.19.
[Amended 5-20-1975]
Every delivery, whether the same shall be by direct sale
or the solicitation or acceptance of an order, and including exchange,
barter, traffic in, keeping and exposing for sale, serving with meals,
delivering for value, peddling, possessing with intent to sell and
gratuitous delivery or gift by any person.
The Township of Readington in the County of Hunterdon.
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Number; gender. Whenever, in describing or referring
to any person, party, matter or thing, any word importing the singular
number or masculine gender is used, the same shall be understood to
include and to apply to several persons or parties as well as to one
person and to females as well as males and to bodies corporate as
well as individuals and to several matters and things as well as one
matter or thing.
The Board of Health and its members, agents
or employees shall have the right to enter into and upon any premises,
public or private building or vehicle for the purpose of enforcing
the provisions of this chapter and the health laws and regulations
of the State of New Jersey or to determine whether such provisions
or rules and regulations are being complied with or obeyed. No person
shall oppose such entry or hinder or interfere with the Board of Health
or any of its members, agents or employees in the performance of their
duty.
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Issuance. All applications for licenses or permits
required by this chapter or any supplements thereto or amendments
thereof, except where otherwise specifically provided, shall be made
to the office of the Board of Health and shall be in such form and
detail as the Board shall prescribe. Upon the filing of such an application
and the payment of the fee prescribed herein, the enforcement officer
is authorized to issue a license or permit to the applicant, provided
that he has complied with all the requirements and the relevant rules
and regulations provided in this chapter.
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Revocation. In the event of the violation of any of
the provisions of this chapter or of the relevant rules and regulations
provided herein, a license or permit may be revoked after a hearing
before the Board of Health and a time for the hearing fixed of which
the holder of the license or permit shall have at least one week's
notice by mail, addressed to the address of the holder of the license
or permit as the same appears upon the aforesaid application. The
penalty of revocation provided for in this subsection shall be in
addition to any other penalties provided for violation of this chapter
or any other ordinance of the Board. No person shall operate any business
or conduct any activity for which a license or permit is required
by this chapter or the amendments thereof or supplements thereto after
revocation thereof or during the period of suspension thereof, as
hereinafter provided.
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Suspension. In the event of the violation by the holder of a license or permit of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the relevant rules and regulations provided therein, where the effect of such violation is such as to constitute a hazard or injury to public health, the enforcement officer is authorized to suspend the license or permit pending the hearing before the Board of Health provided in Subsection B of this section. The enforcement officer shall, within 24 hours after notice of suspension, give to the holder of such license or permit an opportunity for hearing before him and to present such evidence as may be desired concerning such violation. After the hearing, the enforcement officer may continue to discharge such suspension, but if continued, an early hearing shall be provided by the Board.
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Display. All permits or licenses shall be prominently
displayed upon the premises for which they were issued, and upon each
and every vehicle or device used in the business for which a license
or permit is required, there shall be displayed at all times in plain
sight, on the left side or rear of said vehicle or device, such current
license or permit sign as may be provided by the Board.
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Exhibit upon demand. Every holder of a license or
permit shall exhibit the same upon demand to any member of the Board,
the enforcement officer or any other authorized representative of
this Board or any peace officer of this municipality.