For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
CATERING FOOD SERVICE
Any service which involves the sale or distribution of food
and drink prepared in bulk at one geographic location for service
in individual portions at another or which involves preparation and
service of food on public or private premises not under the ownership
or control of the operator of this service.
FOOD
Everything ingested by human beings as food or drink, including
substances containing no food value but which are nevertheless customarily
ingested by human beings as food or drink.
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
A place where food is prepared or offered for consumption
by the public, whether or not consumption occurs on the premises where
the food is prepared or offered, and regardless of whether there is
a charge for the food. The term includes restaurants, delicatessens,
caterers, bakeries, grocery stores, non-profit organization kitchens
in churches, civic clubs, community centers, health and nursing facilities,
academic institutions and other settings where food is prepared and
offered to the public. Food establishments shall be classified per
the Connecticut Public Health Code which is based upon the degree
of risk involved in the operation.
LAVATORY
A room with a toilet and washbasin equipped with hot and
cold running water, liquid soap with pump dispenser, disposable towels
and/or a mechanical drying device.
MOBILE CATERERS
A mobile unit which offers food or drink at various locations.
RESTAURANT
All establishments dispensing food or drink.
TEMPORARY FOOD SERVICE EVENT
A food service establishment at a temporary event such as
a festival or outdoor fair or other similar transitory gathering that
operates at a fixed location for a period not to exceed two weeks.
No food establishment, restaurant, or mobile unit shall be operated
or maintained within the Town except in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter and in compliance with the health and sanitary regulations
herein contained, and/or contained in the Public Health Code established
by the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to Sections 19a-36 and
19a-36a of the Connecticut General Statutes, hereinafter "the Connecticut
Public Health Code."
Any establishment, or mobile unit dealing in food and drink,
within the provisions of this chapter, which fails to meet the requirements
of the regulations contained in this chapter and/or contained in the
Connecticut Public Health Code may be ordered to cease operation and
shall have its license suspended until such time as it meets necessary
requirements and is permitted to resume business.
The Health Department Inspector may inspect all food establishments
as often as deemed necessary and at any time in accord with the schedule
stipulated in the Connecticut Public Health Code.
Equipment in all food service establishments and mobile catering
units must be certified by the American National Standard Institute
(ANSI).