This chapter may be cited as the "Farrell Food Code."
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Farrell 2-28-2005 by Ord. No. O-4-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
There is hereby adopted in its entirety by the City of Farrell, copies of which are on file in the office of the municipality, those certain definitions, rules and regulations made and promulgated by the Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture known as Chapter 46, Food Code, Subchapters (A) through and including (H), titled 7 Pa. Code §§ 46.1 through and including 46.1144 and such additional rules and regulations to the said Chapter 46, Food Code, as they are promulgated and made by the said Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture from time to time or any other agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania applicable thereto.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no food facility operator shall operate or maintain for operations in the City of Farrell a public food vending machine, retail food establishment or a public eating and drinking place without first obtaining a license therefor.
[Amended 12-20-2021 by Ord. No. O-8-2021; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The fee for the license required by § 211-3 shall be in an amount as set from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
This chapter shall be enforced by and it shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to issue the licenses herein provided for and to enforce the terms of this chapter and to secure the compliance with the requirements thereof.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any food facility operator or person, firm, partnership, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof before the Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus the costs of prosecution, including reasonable attorney's fees otherwise authorized by separate ordinance, for the first offense, and upon each subsequent conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not more than $5,000, plus the costs of prosecution and reasonable attorney's fees otherwise authorized by separate ordinance, and in default of payment of such fine and costs, shall be confined in part for a period not to exceed 90 days.