§ 113.17 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   All mobile food vendor units, mobile vendor units, and pushcarts shall comply with the following safety requirements:

      (1)   All equipment installed shall be secured in order to prevent movement during transit and to prevent detachment in the event of a collision or overturn.

      (2)   All utensils shall be stored in a manner to prevent their being hurled about in the event of a sudden stop, collision, or overturn. A safety knife holder shall be provided by the vendor to avoid loose storage of knives and other sharp or bladed instruments.

      (3)   All foods and beverages to be used, prepared, cooked, displayed, sold, served, offered for sale, or stored in a mobile food vendor unit, or during transportation to or between locations shall be from sources approved by the health authorities of the point of origin and must be clean, wholesome, free from spoilage, adulteration, contamination, or misbranding, and safe for human consumption. The standards for judging wholesomeness for human food shall be those promulgated and amended from time to time by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the State Department of Health, the State Department of Agriculture, and the DeKalb County Health Department and published in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, the Indiana Code Annotated or the Indiana Administrative Code, and the DeKalb County Code.

      (4)   Each mobile food vendor unit shall be constructed so that the portions of the unit containing food shall be covered so that no dust or dirt will settle on the food; and such portions of the unit which are designed to contain food shall be at least 18 inches above the surface of the public way while the unit is being used for the conveyance of food.

      (5)   The food storage areas of each mobile food vendor unit shall be kept free from rats, mice, flies, and other insects and vermin. No living animals, birds, fowl, reptiles, or amphibians shall be permitted in any area where food is stored.

      (6)   Hazardous non-food items such as detergents, insecticides, rodenticides, plants, paint and paint products that are poisonous or toxic in nature shall not be stored in the food area of the mobile food vendor unit.

      (7)   If a cooking operation involves grease-laden (grills, fryers), a class K rated portable extinguisher shall be required to be maintained on site.

   (B)   The City Planner or an agent of said department may enforce this section by ordering operations to suspend until corrective action is taken. In addition, penalties may be enforced for violations in accordance with §§ 113.18 and 113.99.

(Ord. 1694, passed 10-7-19)