SENATE, No. 1056

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED MAY 2, 1996

By Senator PALAIA

An Act concerning frozen desserts licenses and supplementing P.L.1964, c.120 (C.24:10-73.1 et seq.).

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Notwithstanding the licensing requirements established pursuant to P.L.1964, c.120 (C.24:10-73.1 et seq.), a person owning or operating a frozen desserts plant for the assembly, manufacturing, processing, freezing or converting in form of frozen desserts for sale or distribution within his county, shall be exempt from Department of Health frozen desserts licensing requirements if the frozen desserts plant passes the required county or municipal sanitary inspection pursuant to N.J.A.C.8:24-1.1 et seq. and the person obtains an annual retail food establishment mercantile license from the county or municipality in which the plant is located.

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill eliminates duplicate frozen desserts licensing and sanitary inspection requirements by the State and the county or municipality. A retail establishment which sells frozen desserts and obtains a mercantile license from its county or municipality would not be subject to either State frozen desserts licensing or State inspections if the county or municipality performs an annual inspection pursuant to Chapter XII of the State Sanitary Code (N.J.A.C.8:24-1.1 et seq.).

Eliminates duplicate licensing and inspection requirements for frozen desserts retail establishments.