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ORDINANCE NO. 2500
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND ABOLISHING CHAPTER VI, SECTION 7
OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK ENTITLED,
“REGULATIONS FOR LICENSEES AND EMPLOYEES OF LICENSED PREMISES”
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle Park, County of Union
and State of New Jersey that Chapter VI, Section 7 be and hereby is amended and abolished as follows:
SECTION 1. 6-7 Reserved. REGULATIONS FOR LICENSEES AND EMPLOYEES OF
LICENSED PREMISES.
6-7.1 Identification Card Required for Licensee and Agents, Bartenders, Waiters and Waitresses
and Other Employees.
a. Every licensee holding a plenary retail consumption license or a plenary retail distribution
license, and the agents, bartenders, waiters, waitresses, barmaids, or other employees of the licensee, shall
make application to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Investigation and Enforcement Unit for an
identification card, which card shall be issued only upon completion of the application form provided by
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Investigation and Enforcement Unit. The application shall require
complete answers in writing as to the identity, character, general experience and other pertinent
information with regard to the licensee, his agent, bartender, waiter or other employees.
b. The provisions of paragraph a. shall not apply to any person, whether designated as an
employee, independent contractor or otherwise, whose sole function on the licensed premises is to
provide entertainment for the patrons.
(Ord. No. 2207 §1)
6-7.2

Fingerprinting and Photograph; Fees.

Upon notification by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Investigation and Enforcement Unit to the
licensee, agent, bartender, waiter, waitress, barmaid and/or other employee that his application has been
approved, that individual shall report immediately to the Roselle Park Police Department and permit the
Police Department to take an impression of the thumb and fingertips of both hands. At the time of taking
of the fingerprints, the individual shall also permit the Police Department to take a photograph of the
individual which photograph shall be attached to an identification card, which shall be issued to the
individual and shall be on file on the licensed premises where he is employed so that it can be exhibited
on demand at any time. Such identification card shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuing, at
which time new photographs shall be taken and an updated identification card issued to the licensee,
agent, bartender, waiter and/or other employee. Each individual shall be required to pay a fee of twentyfive ($25.00) dollars per year for each identification card. In the event at the discretion of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Investigation and Enforcement Unit the licensee, agent, bartender, waiter, waitress,
barmaid or other employee shall physically change in appearance so that identification card photograph
no longer depicts their appearance, the licensee, agent, bartender, waiter, waitress, barmaid or other
employee shall be required to have a new photograph taken for which the cardholder shall pay a fee of
five ($5.00) dollars. Not withstanding the above, nothing in this subsection is to be interpreted as

 increasing the civil or criminal liability of the Borough or any of its agencies as a result of the above
described procedure. (Ord. No. 2207 § 1)
6-7.3

Compliance by Licensee Holding a Club License.

Every licensee holding a club license shall be required to have its president and bar manager comply
with the provisions of subsections 6-6.6 and 6-6.7. Further, any club licensee shall notify the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Investigation and Enforcement Unit as to any change in the individuals serving in the
capacity as president and/or bar manager. (Ord. No. 2207 § 1)
6-7.4

Employee to Conform to Requirements.

No licensee shall engage or employ any agent, bartender, waiter or other employee in connection
with the business of the licensee until and unless such person shall have conformed to the requirements of
this chapter. (Ord. No. 2207 § 1)
SECTION 2. Invalidity
If any section or portion of a section of this Code shall be invalid for any reason, such invalidity
shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Inconsistent Ordinances Repealed.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances, to the extent that they are inconsistent herewith, are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 4. Captions.
Captions contained in this Ordinance have been included only for the purpose of facilitating
reference to the various sections and are not intended and shall not be utilized to construe the intent and
meaning of the text of any section.
SECTION 5. Effective Date.
This amendment to the Code of the Borough of Roselle Park shall become effective upon
publication and in accordance with law.
ORDINANCE NO. 2501
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK CREATING
AND IMPLEMENTING CHAPTER X OF THE BOROUGH OF
ROSELLE PARK HEALTH CODE ENTITLED, “GREASE TRAPS”
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle Park, County of Union,
and State of New Jersey that Chapter X of the Borough of Roselle Park Health Code be created and
implemented to read as follows:
SECTION 1. BH: 10-1 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this section is to control discharges into the public sewerage collection system and
wastewater treatment plants that interfere with the operations of the system, cause blockage and plugging
of pipelines, interfere with normal operation of pumps and their controls, and contribute waste of a
strength or form that either causes treatment difficulties or is beyond the treatment capability of the
wastewater treatment plant.
SECTION 2. BH: 10-2 DEFINITIONS.