(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate a food service or processing establishment, retail food store, temporary food service establishment, commissary, vending machine, or a public eating and drinking establishment in the county without first obtaining a valid permit to do so from the County Board of Health as provided by I.C. 16-42-5.2-14. Only those persons, firms, and corporations who comply with the applicable standards and sanitation requirements of this chapter and the applicable laws, rules, and standards of the State Board of Health shall be entitled to receive and retain such a permit. A separate permit shall be required for each food service or processing establishment, retail food store, temporary food service establishment, commissary, vending machine, or eating and drinking establishment. Such permit shall not be transferable and must be posted in a conspicuous place on or in the permittee’s establishment.
(B) Any permit issued in accordance with the foregoing shall be issued on application to the County Board of Health only after inspection and approval by the County Health Officer, or his or her duly appointed representative. Such permit shall be for a term of one year beginning January 1 and expiring December 31, shall be renewed annually, and shall exhibit the name and address of the permittee and the address of the premises for which the same is issued, as well as such other pertinent data as may be from time to time required by the County Board of Health.
(Ord. 1989-15, passed 12-11-1989) Penalty, see § 110.99