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Editor's Note: Article V, which consisted of §§ 90-32 through 90-42, was renumbered 11-18-1987 by Ord. No. 3069 to consist of §§ 90-12 through 90-22.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MACHINE LOCATION
The room, enclosure, space or area where one or more vending machines are installed and operated.
MISBRANDING
The use of any written, printed or graphic matter upon or accompanying products or containers dispensed from vending machines, including signs or placards displayed in relation to such products so dispensed, which is false or misleading or which violates any applicable local, state or federal labeling requirements.
VENDING MACHINE
Any self-service device which, upon insertion of a coin, coins, token or tokens or by other similar means, dispenses food, beverage or ice, either in bulk or package, without the necessity of replenishing the device between each vending operation.
[Added 11-18-1987 by Ord. No. 3069]
A. 
Application for a permit shall be on forms provided by the Board, which shall set forth the name, residence and business address of the applicant, the names of the persons operating the establishment or establishments from which the prepared or perishable food will be obtained and the manufacturer and model number of each vending machine.
B. 
Every food vendor shall, upon demand, furnish to the Board such additional information as it may require to enable it to determine whether the provisions of this Health Code are being complied with. Failure to furnish this information promptly shall result in the refusal to issue or the revocation of the food vendor's permit.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or distribute to the public any food or beverage, including ice, from any type of vending machine without obtaining a permit from the Board.
[Amended 11-18-1987 by Ord. No. 3069]
B. 
The name, address and number of the operator's permit shall at all times be kept posted prominently in or at each machine location. Unless previously revoked or suspended, all permits shall remain in effect for one year following the date of issuance.
C. 
Where food is processed outside the Township and sold by means of a vending machine in the township, written permission for the Director of Building and Planning to inspect such processing establishment shall be secured by the applicant. In lieu of such inspection, the Director of Building and Planning may accept reports from a responsible health officer of the processor's municipality.
[Amended 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 3768]
[Amended 9-21-1977 by Ord. No. 1802]
Each applicant, at the time of applying for a permit to operate vending machines in the Township, shall pay an annual inspection fee as set forth in the Township Schedule of Fees, as adopted and amended from time to time by the Board of Commissioners.[1]
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Editor's Note: For the current Schedule of Fees, see Ch. A167, Fees.
All single-service containers which receive food or beverage from machines dispensing such products in bulk shall be purchased in sanitary cartons or packages which protect the containers from contamination, shall be stored in a clean dry place until used and shall be handled in a sanitary manner. Such containers shall be stored in the original carton or package in which they were placed at the point of manufacture until introduced into the container magazine or dispenser of the vending machines. The vending machine magazine or dispenser shall protect the food contact surface of single-service articles from manual contact, dust, insects, rodents and other contamination.
A. 
All vending machines used for the dispensing of food and beverages shall be of a design and construction equivalent to or in excess of the standards approved by the National Automatic Merchandising Association or the National Sanitation Foundation.
B. 
All vending machines shall be mounted on legs six inches or more in height or mounted on casters or rollers or mounted on gliders to permit them to be easily moved unless the machine is effectively sealed to the floor.
[Amended 11-18-1987 by Ord. No. 3069]
C. 
All service connections through an exterior wall of the machine, including water, gas, electrical and refrigeration connections, shall be grommeted or sealed to prevent the entrance of insects and rodents.
D. 
The non-product-contact surfaces of the interior of vending machines shall be so designed and constructed as to permit easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance operations.
E. 
All product-contact surfaces of vending machines shall be smooth, in good repair and free of breaks, corrosion, open seams, cracks and chipped places. The design of such surfaces shall be such as to preclude routine contact between food and V-type threaded surfaces. All joints and welds in product-contact surfaces shall be smooth, and all internal angles and corners of such surfaces shall be rounded to facilitate cleaning.
F. 
All product- or ingredient-contact surfaces of vending machines, including containers, pipes, valves and fittings, shall be constructed of nontoxic, corrosion resistant and relatively nonabsorbent materials and shall be kept clean. All containers, valves, fittings, chutes and faucets which are in contact with food shall be easily and readily removable and so fabricated as to be easily disassembled; and when disassembled, all surfaces shall be visible for inspection and cleaning. In machines of such design that food-contact surfaces are not readily removable because of their function, in-place cleaning of such surfaces may be permitted, provided that:
(1) 
They are so arranged that cleaning and bactericidal solutions can be circulated throughout the fixed system.
(2) 
Such solutions will contact all interior surfaces.
(3) 
The system is self-draining or otherwise completely evacuated.
(4) 
The cleaning procedures result in thorough cleaning of the equipment.
G. 
The openings into all nonpressurized containers used for the storage of vendable foods and ingredients, including water, shall be provided with covers which prevent contamination from reaching the interior of the containers. Such covers shall be designed to provide a flange which overlaps the opening and shall be sloped to provide drainage from the cover where the collection of condensation, moisture or splash is possible. Concave covers or cover areas are prohibited. Any port opening through the cover shall be flanged upward at least 3/16 inch and shall be provided with a cover which overlaps the flange. Condensation or drip deflecting aprons shall be provided on all piping, thermometers, equipment, rotary shafts and other functional parts extending into the container unless a watertight joint is provided. Such aprons shall be considered as satisfactory covers for those openings which are in continuous use. Gaskets, if used, shall be of a material which is nontoxic, relatively stable and relatively nonabsorbent and shall have a smooth surface. All gasket retaining grooves shall be readily cleanable.
H. 
The delivery tube or chute and orifice of all bulk food and bulk beverage vending machines shall be protected from normal manual contact, dust, insects, rodents and other contamination. The design shall be such as to divert condensation or other moisture from the normal filling position of the container receiving the food or beverage. The vending stage of such machines shall be provided with a tight-fitting, self-closing door or cover which is kept closed except when the machine is in the process of delivering food or beverage, provided that the delivery tube, chute or orifice of machines vending only dry, nonreadily perishable bulk foods may be designed to permit the degree of customer access to food contact surfaces which is necessary for self-service.
I. 
The product storage compartment within vending machines dispensing packaged liquid products shall be so constructed as to be self-draining, or shall be provided with a drain outlet which permits complete draining of the compartment. All such drains shall be easily cleanable.
[Amended 11-18-1987 by Ord. No. 3069]
All water used in vending machines shall be of a safe and sanitary quality and shall be provided from a source constructed and operated in accordance with applicable law.
A. 
All plumbing connections and fittings shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 115, Plumbing.
B. 
Where check valves are used for the protection of the water supply system, a screen of not less than 100 mesh to the inch shall be installed in the water supply line immediately upstream from the check valves.
C. 
In any vending machine in which product ingredient water is pushed by carbon dioxide from pressurized portable containers into icemakers or other components, copper or other potentially toxic material shall not be used to store or pipe such water.
A. 
Self-closing, leakproof, readily cleanable, plainly labeled and designated waste container or containers shall be provided in the vicinity of each machine or machines to receive used cups, cartons, wrappers, straws, closures and other single-service items. Such waste containers shall not be located within the vending machine, provided that an exception may be made for those machines dispensing only packaged products with crown closures, in which case the closure receptacle may be located within the machine. Suitable racks or cases shall be provided for multiuse containers or bottles.
B. 
Containers shall be provided within all machines dispensing liquid products in bulk for the collection of drip, spillage, overflow or other internal wastes.
C. 
An automatic shutoff device shall be provided which will place the vending machine out of operation before such container overflows, provided that vending machines which are not connected to a water supply line and whose icemaker condensate or melt water does not discharge into a waste container and which are equipped with two or double product valves per circuit shall not be required to have such an automatic shutoff device. Containers or surfaces on which such wastes may accumulate shall be readily removable for cleaning, shall be easily cleanable and shall be corrosion resistant. If liquid wastes from drip, spillage or overflow which originate within the machine are discharged into a sewerage system, the connection to the sewer shall be through an air gap.
A. 
Employees shall wash their hands immediately prior to engaging in any vending machine servicing operation which may bring them into contact with food, beverages, ingredients or with product-contact surfaces of utensils, containers or equipment.
B. 
No person while infected with a disease in a communicable form that can be transmitted by foods or who is a carrier of organisms that cause such a disease or while afflicted with a boil, an infected wound or an acute respiratory infection shall work in food service in any capacity in which there is a likelihood of such person contaminating food or food-contact surfaces with pathogenic organisms or transmitting disease to other persons.
[Amended 11-18-1987 by Ord. No. 3069]
A. 
Samples of food, drink, ingredients, containers or any substance used in connection with food vending machines may be taken by a duly authorized representative of this Board for examination as often as may be deemed necessary for the detection of an impure or insanitary condition. Any food, drink or any substance used in connection with the food vending machine may be condemned, removed or destroyed by or under the direction of a duly authorized representative of the Board if, in the judgment of the representative, such food, drink or substance is adulterated, decomposed, impure, unfit for human consumption or dangerous to the public health. Any food, drink or other substance may be stopped from sale or use and placed under an embargo by any representative of the Board for as reasonable a period of time as may be required to make investigations or examination, if such may be necessary to determine that the food, drink or other substance is adulterated, decomposed, impure, unfit for human consumption or dangerous to the public health. No food, drink or other substance shall be used, removed, destroyed or otherwise disposed of while under such embargo except by or under the direction of a representative of the Board.
B. 
The owner of products placed under embargo by virtue of any power granted under this Health Code shall have the right to appeal to the Board. The Board shall afford a hearing and shall give due notice of the time and place of the hearing to the owner of such goods. As a result of the hearing, the Board shall have the right to stay or set aside the order.