[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Bellefonte as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 12-24-1963 by Ord. No. 477 (Ch. 1826 of the 1979
Codified Ordinances)]
No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained on any property
owned or occupied by him within the Borough any condition productive
of a nuisance detrimental to the public health or which may be so
declared by Council. Upon receipt of notice from Council that such
condition exists on the property owned or occupied by him, it shall
be the duty of such person to abate the nuisance created thereby to
the satisfaction of Council within the time limit specified in such
notice, in default of which Council may cause the abatement thereof
and the Borough may collect the cost of such abatement, with an additional
charge of 10%, from such person in default.
No person engaging in the vending or selling within the Borough
of any article of food or substance or material intended to be used
as food for human beings, whether from a store, shop, stand or vehicle,
shall have or keep within the limits of such store, shop, stand or
vehicle any meat, fish, poultry, butter, eggs, fruit, vegetables,
bread or bakery product or any other article of food which is decayed,
decomposed or spoiled, so as to render the same unwholesome, offensive
or otherwise unfit for human consumption. No person shall expose or
display any such article intended for human consumption on the sidewalk
or upon any stand, counter or table out of doors unless all parts
of the same are elevated at least 30 inches above the surface of the
sidewalk or ground. No person shall expose any unwrapped or unpackaged
meat, fish, poultry or baked goods unless the same are in an enclosed
case or container or covered so as to be protected against flies and
against contact by handling or otherwise by persons other than the
food handlers employed in such place.
All stores, shops, stands and vehicles from which food is vended
or sold shall at all times be kept clean and in a sanitary condition,
free from offensive odors or any accumulation of decomposed animal
or vegetable matter, and shall at all times be open to the inspection
of Council or of any authorized agent of Council.
The carcass of any animal which has died within the Borough
shall be removed within 24 hours and properly disposed of by the owner
of the animal, if the owner is known, or by the owner of the property
on which the dead animal is found. If the ownership is unknown and
the carcass is found on a street, alley or other public place, it
shall be removed by Council or by any authorized agent of Council
at the expense of the Borough. The disposal of all dead animals shall
be under the direction of Council and in accordance with the laws
and regulations of the commonwealth.
