State Law Reference — Food and drugs generally, ch. 196,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §11.5-1; Ord. No. 1499 §§1 — 2, 1-9-1980]
A. The inspection
of food service establishments; the issuance, suspension and revocation
of permits to operate food service establishments; the prohibiting
of the sale of unsound or mislabeled food or drink; and the enforcement
of this Chapter shall be regulated in accordance with the 1976 Edition
of the Food and Drug Administration "Food Service Sanitation Ordinance",
three (3) certified copies of which shall be on file in the office
of the City Clerk; provided that the words "municipality of Festus"
in the ordinance shall be understood to refer to the City of Festus,
Missouri.
B. The following
language of the United States Food and Drug Administration Food Service
Sanitation Ordinance is not so adopted and is expressly deleted: Delete
1-102 (h) "not", 1-102 (i) "retail food stores, the location of food
vending machines and supply vehicles", 10-204 (2) "Within fifteen
(15) days after the inspection, the holder of the permit, license
or certificate shall submit a written report to the regulatory authority
stating that the 4 or 5 point weighted violations have been corrected.
A follow-up inspection shall be conducted to confirm correction".
[R.O. 2009 §11.5-2; Ord. No. 1499 §3, 1-9-1980]
A. There
is hereby created the office of Health Officer. The Mayor, with the
approval of the City Council, shall appoint a qualified person as
the Health Officer. Such Health Officer shall hold this office for
an indefinite period from the date of his/her appointment or until
his/her successor is appointed and approved.
B. The Health
Officer shall have the powers, authorities, duties and responsibilities
of the "regulatory authority" as set forth in the 1976 Edition of
the Food and Drug Administration "Food Service Sanitation Ordinance"
as provided hereafter and shall specifically have the power and authority
to denominate and enlist the County Health Department, its agents
and sanitarians as his/her agent to make those inspections required
by the Food Service Sanitation Ordinance.