No meat, vegetables or milk, not being then healthy, fresh,
sound, wholesome or safe for human consumption, nor the meat of any
animal that dies by disease or accident shall be brought into the
City of Buffalo or held, kept, offered for sale or sold as such food
or kept or stored anywhere in said City. The term "meat," as herein
used, shall include fish, birds, eggs and fowl; the term "vegetables"
shall include any product, substance or article used as and for human
food other than milk or meat; the term "not sound" shall include any
vegetable that is wormy. For the purpose of this section, any meat,
vegetables or milk in possession of or held, kept or offered for sale
by a dealer in food shall prima facie be deemed to be held, kept and
offered for sale as human food.
No calf, nor the meat thereof, shall be bought, held, sold or
offered for sale for human food within the limits of the City of Buffalo
which, when killed, was less than one month old.
A suitable sink with running hot and cold water, to permit proper
cleansing of dishes, glasses, knives, forks, spoons and other food
utensils, must be provided in every restaurant and ice cream parlor,
at soda water fountains and every other place where food or drink
is served for human consumption upon the premises; and all dishes,
glasses, knives, forks, spoons and other food utensils used in the
serving of food or drink for human consumption must be thoroughly
cleaned and sterilized before reuse.
Adequate toilet and washing facilities must be provided for
the use of employees in accordance with requirements of New York State
labor laws pertaining to mercantile establishments.
No person dealing in any substance or material used for human
food shall refuse to allow any officer of the Health Department to
fully inspect any and all of such substances and materials held, offered
or intended for sale, and he shall answer all reasonable and proper
questions relative to the condition thereof, the place where such
substances or material may be and from whom procured.
The Health Commissioner and inspectors of the Department of
Health shall have the same power as is conferred upon the police force
of this City for the purpose of investigating any suspected violation
of any provision of this article, and no person shall molest or resist
any officer of the Department of Health or his assistants in the discharge
of their duties.
No person shall sell or cause to be sold within the City of
Buffalo or expose for sale any wilted, stale, decayed, rotten, fermented
or unwholesome vegetables, fruit, garden or farm produce of any kind.
No dead poultry shall be sold or offered for sale that has not been
drawn.
No person shall knowingly sell, offer for sale or cause to be
sold or offered for sale any ice containing any impure or unwholesome
matter or substance within the City limits.