From and after the effective date of this chapter, it shall
be unlawful for any person in any capacity whatsoever, whether as
employer, employee, proprietor or as a member of the proprietor's
family, to handle in any manner whatsoever any unwrapped or unpacked
food, foodstuffs, milk or drinks intended for human consumption by
the public, without cooking, within the territorial limitations of
the Borough of Larksville, unless such person shall have first obtained
a certificate from the Health Officer of Larksville Borough, which
certificate shall not be issued until the applicant produces and gives
to said Health Officer a statement from a reputable recognized roentgenologist,
or a certificate of the X-ray service provided by the Wyoming Valley
Tuberculosis and Health Society, showing that the applicant has had
a chest X-ray examination within one year of the date of the application
for said certificate from said Health Officer and that the report
from his roentgenologist states that there is no evidence showing
that the applicant is suffering from active tuberculosis in its transmissible
state and that it is the professional opinion of said roentgenologist
or the roentgenologist of said X-ray service that said applicant is
not suffering from tuberculosis in its transmissible state.
The Health Officer of the Borough of Larksville is hereby charged
with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this
chapter and is hereby empowered to prescribe, adopt, promulgate and
enforce rules and regulations relating to any matter pertaining to
the administration and enforcement of this chapter, including provisions
and/or persons subject to the provisions of this chapter. Any person
aggrieved by any decision of the Health Officer shall have the right
to appeal to the Larksville Borough Council.
It shall be unlawful for any person to handle food, foodstuff,
milk or drink intended for human consumption, without cooking, for
the public, without having fully complied with this chapter. Any person
violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon summary
conviction thereof in a summary proceeding before any Magisterial
District Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine not more than $600 and
costs and, in default of payment of such fines and costs shall be
imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.
Each and every day upon which any person violates or continues to
violate the provisions of this chapter, shall constitute a separate
offense.
The Council finds this chapter is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and public safety and determines
that it shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and publication.
The health license issued shall be valid for a period of one
year. Said year begins on June 1 and ends May 31.
The fee for a health license shall be $10 while the fee for
a health inspection shall be in the sum of $40. Said fees in the sum
of $50 shall be due upon the issuance of said health license.