No occupant of a rooming house shall prepare or eat meals in a rooming house unless such meals are prepared or eaten in a dwelling unit contained therein. No occupant of a hotel shall prepare meals in a hotel unless such meals are prepared in a dwelling unit contained therein; provided that occupants of a hotel who are employed in a public restaurant located within the hotel may live and sleep in rooms located within the hotel. Meals prepared in a public restaurant may be served to and eaten by the occupant of a hotel unit, provided the dishes and tableware are returned to the restaurant kitchen for washing and the garbage of such restaurant is disposed of in an approved manner.
(Code 1964, § 12A-32)