[Adopted 11-8-1974 as Ch. 9, Art. 1, of the 1974 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The State Board of Health and/or the City Board of Health
and the authorized representatives of each.
Includes any kitchenware, table ware, glass ware, cutlery,
utensils, containers, or other equipment with which food or drink
comes in contact during storage, preparation, or serving.
Any person who handled food or drink during preparation or
serving, who comes in contact with any eating or cooking utensils,
or who is employed at any time in a room in which food or drink is
prepared or served.
Byproducts created from the preparation and cooking of food,
including fats, oils, and grease.
[Added 1-15-2021 by Ord. No. 0121-01]
Any authorized representative of the Board of Health appointed
by the City Manager under authority of the Commissioners, and assigned
to the Board of Health.
A restaurant operating for a temporary period in connection
with a fair, carnival, circus public exhibition, or other similar
gathering.
The State Board of Health Inspection Sheet in the absence
of any other certificate of inspection or operating approval granted
by the state.
Restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, luncheonette,
tavern, sandwich stand, soda fountain, drink stand, and all other
public eating establishments where food is prepared, handled, and
served to the public at wholesale or retail for pay, as well as kitchens
and other places in which food is handled or prepared for sale elsewhere
to the public.
No person shall operate a restaurant within
the city who does not possess a valid, unrevoked permit from the Board
of Health.
A.
No permit to operate a restaurant shall be issued
until a sanitary inspection by a representative of the Board of Health
shows that the restaurant complies with the rules and regulations
of this article.
B.
Application for such inspections shall be made in
writing by the person submitting the application.
All permits shall be posted in a conspicuous
place in the restaurant.
The Board of Health shall issue "Approved Restaurant"
or "Approved Soda Fountain" placecards at those places which shall
receive a sanitary rating of at least 80%. Such placecards shall be
displayed at all times in a conspicuous place approved by the Inspector
and may be removed at any time when the sanitary rating falls below
80%.
A.
Violations of any of the rules and regulations of
this article, or failure to receive a sanitary rating of at least
80% on the score card, which shall form a part of these regulations,
shall be sufficient cause for revoking the permit.
B.
No permit to operate shall be issued or reissued until
the restaurant has been inspected or reinspected, and approved by
a representative of the Board of Health.
C.
In the case of restaurants that are closed, or have
a rating of less than 80%, an examination or survey shall be made
upon a written request of the proprietor or manager of the restaurant
at the earliest convenience of the inspector to consider the issuance
or reissuance of a permit.
Samples of food and drink may be taken and examined
by the Board of Health as often as it deems necessary for the detection
of unwholesomeness or adulteration. The Board of Health may condemn
and forbid the sale of, or cause to be removed or destroyed, any food
or drink which it deems unwholesome or adulterated.
No person shall sell or distribute for human
consumption, or have in possession for sale or distribution for human
consumption, any raw and unpasteurized milk whatsoever.
