The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that every food establishment
shall be conducted, operated and maintained in accordance with the
requirements prescribed in the following sections and with such additional
requirements as the Board/Township may, by regulation, prescribe to
protect the health of the ultimate consumers of food handled in such
establishments.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
Any place, permanent or temporary, within the Township of
Newtown where food or drink is prepared, handled, served or provided
for the public, with or without charge. Food establishments shall
include, but not limited to, eating and drinking establishments, mobile
food establishments and retail food establishments.
LICENSE
A grant to the licensee to conduct a food establishment.
TEMPORARY FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
Any food establishment which operates at any location for
a temporary period of time not to exceed more than 14 consecutive
calendar days, regardless of whether the establishment operated continuously
during this time, in connection with a fair, carnival, church, club,
public exhibition or similar gathering.
Newtown Township shall adopt rules and regulations for the operation
of food establishments. Such regulations shall be adopted by resolution
by the Board of Supervisors. They shall be reviewed periodically and
updated when necessary.
Chapter
86, entitled "Food Establishments," shall include the addition of a new provision to the chapter to be known as "Part 2," which shall be and is hereby adopted by reference as an amendment to Chapter
86 of the Code of the Township of Newtown entitled "Food Establishments," namely the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Agriculture, rules and regulations under Title 7, Chapter 78, as if fully set out in this chapter and as may from time
to time be amended.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Health Officer
of the Township or a designee to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Any person, persons, firm or corporation who shall violate a provision of Chapter
86, Food Establishments, or who should shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or a directive of the Township of Newtown's Health Officer or his deputy relating thereto shall, upon judgment against any person, persons, firm or corporation, be subject to the provisions of Chapter
1, Article
I, entitled "Adoption of Code," §
1-15, entitled "General Penalty," thereof.