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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 18:07:37
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 194', '§ 194', '§ 194', '§ 194', '§ 194', '§ 194', '§ 194', '§ 194', '§ 194', '§ 194', '§ 194']

Township of Andover, NJ Administration
§ 194-2 President of Board of Health.
§ 194-3 Secretary of Board of Health.
§ 194-4 Registrar of Vital Statistics.
§ 194-5 Health Officer.
§ 194-6 Special health officers.
§ 194-7 Plumbing Inspector.
§ 194-8 Employment of additional personnel.
§ 194-9 Emergency powers of Health Officer.
§ 194-10 Right of entry.
§ 194-11 Abatement of nuisances.
§ 194-12 Power to make rules and regulations.
Chapter 194 Administration
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Andover 12-12-1973 as Chapter BH-II of the 1973 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Administrative Code of the Board of Health of the Township of Andover," and is herein referred to as the "code."
There shall be a President of the Board of Health who shall preside at all its meetings. The President shall be appointed by the Board from among its members for a term of one year.
There shall be a Registrar of Vital Statistics who shall be responsible to the Board of Health. The Township Clerk shall be the Registrar of Vital Statistics and shall serve for a term of three years.
There shall be a Health Officer of the Board of Health who shall be responsible to the Board of Health. The Health Officer shall hold the necessary licenses and he shall be appointed by the Board of Health for a term of one year. The Health Officer shall, subject to the superior authority of the Board, be the general agent of the Board for the enforcement of its ordinances and the sanitary laws of the State of New Jersey.
When appointed by the Board, there shall be special health officers of the Board of Health who shall promptly report to the Board every violation of health ordinances, rules and regulations which may come within their observation or knowledge. The police and fire officers of the Township of Andover may be designated special health officers of the Board of Health.
There shall be a Plumbing Inspector of the Board of Health who shall be responsible to the Board. The Plumbing Inspector shall be appointed by the Board for a term of one year.
The Board may employ such other personnel as it deems necessary, including technicians, inspectors and others necessary to carry out the powers vested in the Board by law and by this revision. All such personnel shall be appropriately licensed where required.
Whenever the Health Officer finds that the public safety will not permit delay, he may exercise one or more of the following powers without having to resort to legal proceedings and without the necessity of giving notice or holding any hearing which would otherwise be required under any provision of this revision:
Power to prevent the sale of food. The Health Officer may prohibit the importation into the Township or sale of any food, drink or other item intended for human consumption or use from a source suspected of being infected, contaminated, unsanitary, unhealthy or dangerous.
Inspection of premises. The Board of Health, its agents and employees shall have the right to inspect any premises in the Township of Andover if they have reason to believe that any provision of this chapter is being violated, or as part of a regular program of inspection.
Notice to abate nuisances.
Whenever anything declared by this chapter to be a nuisance or any unsanitary or unhealthy condition is found on any premises within the Township, notice shall be given to the owner or person in control of the premises to remove or abate it within the time specified not less than five days from the date of service in the notice.
Recovery of costs. Whenever any cost or expense is incurred by the Township as a result of the Board of Health, its agents or employees abating or removing or causing to be abated or removed any nuisance or unsanitary or unhealthy condition, such costs and expense may be recovered in the following manner:
Where it is impossible or impractical to proceed under Subsection C(1) above, the cost or expense shall be recovered in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction, the action to be instituted by the Board of Health in the name of the Township or ex rel the State of New Jersey. Regardless of how costs are actually recovered, they shall be in addition to and shall not affect the imposition of any penalties for the violation of this section.
The Board of Health may by resolution make rules and regulations which interpret or amplify any provision of this chapter or for the purpose of making the provisions of this chapter more effective. No such regulation shall be inconsistent with, alter or amend any provision of this chapter and no regulation shall impose any requirement which is in addition to or greater than the requirements that are expressly or by implication imposed by any provision of this chapter.