[Amended 3-12-2002]
The public health will be protected through the strict enforcement
of the state and federal regulations governing food service establishments.
Such regulations include but are not limited to the provisions of
Article X of the Massachusetts State Sanitary Code and the Federal
Food Code, as most recently revised. The Board of Health or its agent
may inspect all food service establishments periodically for compliance
with applicable regulations.
Water used in holding tanks or containers for the keeping of
fish, shellfish, lobsters, crabs or other forms of edible sea life
shall be from a source approved by the Board of Health.
All persons desiring to conduct catering operations in the Town
of Fairhaven shall first obtain a permit for such catering activity
from the Board of Health.
All food service establishment employees engaged in the preparation
or serving of food shall have their hair restrained by a hairnet,
a hat or other means acceptable to the Board of Health.
Unwrapped food products, such as donuts, pastry or loose candy,
shall be protected by dust-free containers and shall not be handled
by bare hands.
All open doors and windows in a food service establishment shall
be screened with at least a sixteen-inch mesh screen to prevent and
control the breeding and harborage of flies and other insects.
All newly constructed, renovated and reoccupied food service
establishments shall provide proof of extermination of the premises
to the Board of Health prior to the issuance of any permits or licenses.