4-360-070 License – Term – Number.

   The maximum number of Navy Pier vendor's licenses shall be 125; public convenience, health and necessity and the safety of existing pedestrian traffic on the pier requiring such limitation.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 143)

4-360-090 License – Issuance and selection procedure.

   If the number of qualified applicants for a license under this chapter exceeds the number of such licenses available, as set forth in Section 4-360-070, the commissioner shall grant all such available licenses by the random selection of qualified applicants. In all subsequent license periods, preference shall be given to applicants holding current licenses hereunder, and the remainder of available licenses, if any, shall be granted by random selection of qualified applicants.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 144)

4-360-100 Sales restrictions.

   Each licensee shall sell and offer for sale only the item or items specified in his current license, exclusively from a pushcart or at a fixed location and during the hours as determined by the authority.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277)

4-360-110 Applicability of Code – Inspection.

   All licensees and their employees shall be subject to and comply with all applicable requirements and standards for dispensing and purveying food contained in Chapter 4-8 of this Municipal Code, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder. The Commissioner of Public Health shall implement this section by rules and may issue additional rules governing the sanitary practices of Navy Pier vendors. All food held, offered for sale or sold by licensees shall be subject to and comply with all applicable requirements for such food of this Municipal Code and the rules promulgated hereunder.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 25)

4-360-120 Inspections and analysis.

   It shall be the duty of every licensee to permit inspections to be made and, when required, to furnish samples of any foods kept or offered for sale by the licensee as often as may be deemed necessary to determine that the foods are free from adulteration, are not misbranded, and do not contain an excessive number of microorganisms or their toxins. The licensee shall answer all reasonable and proper questions and furnish records of the sampled product. Samples shall be examined or analyzed by or under the direction of the department of health, and a record of each such examination or analysis shall be made and kept in its office.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

4-360-130 Held for inspection orders.

   The department of business affairs and consumer protection may, upon written notice to the licensee or employee thereof, place a "Held for Inspection" order on any food which it determines or has probable cause to believe to be unwholesome or otherwise adulterated or misbranded. At the request of the licensee, foods so held for inspection shall be permitted to be suitably stored pending analysis reports or voluntarily denatured and disposed of under department of business affairs and consumer protection supervision. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove the tag placed on the food by the department of business affairs and consumer protection, nor shall such food containers be removed from the pushcart or destroyed without permission of the department of business affairs and consumer protection except on order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The department of business affairs and consumer protection may vacate the "Held for Inspection" order or may by written order direct the owner or person in charge of the food to denature or destroy such food or to bring it in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, or dispose of it for nonhuman use as may be approved by the department of business affairs and consumer protection. Provided, however, that such an order of the department of business affairs and consumer protection to denature or destroy such food shall be stayed, if the order is appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction within three days. Nothing in this section shall preclude any court action based upon the finding of unwholesome or adulterated foods.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5)

4-360-140 Rules and regulations.

   (a)   The authority may formulate rules and regulations regarding the following:

      (1)   The size, design, color and other specifications including sanitation or facilities for pushcarts to be used by vendors;

      (2)   The location of sites from which licensees shall conduct business;

      (3)   The mandatory and permitted hours of operation of licensees. Such hours of operation need not be uniform throughout the license period, but may be varied based on seasonal differences, and special events.

   (b)   The commission may issue rules and regulations governing aspects of this chapter not specifically delegated to the authority.

   (c)   All rules and regulations issued under this chapter shall be filed and maintained in the offices of the department of business affairs and consumer protection and at the offices of the authority at Navy Pier, and shall be available for public inspection during ordinary business hours.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5)

4-360-150 License transferral prohibited.

   No transfer of ownership shall be allowed on any license issued hereunder.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)