(A) (1) No person having an infectious or contagious disease, which may be transmitted, or who is a disease carrier shall be engaged in the handling of food products for human consumption or in the handling of containers in which the foods are packed. The Board of Health may require each person so engaged to submit to proper examination for the purpose of determining his or her condition in this respect and for this purpose may require a medical certificate given by a reputable physician stating that the licensee, helper, employee, or agent is free from infectious or contagious disease and is not a disease carrier.
(2) Form certificates shall be prepared and provided by the Board of Health for physicians. The physician’s certificate must be approved by the Board of Health.
(3) The City Controller may require the certificate of the Board of Health prior to the issuance of a license under this subchapter.
(B) All vehicles used by licensees under this subchapter shall be so constructed that the portion of the vehicle which contains the food products for human consumption shall be covered in a manner that no dust or dirt will settle on the products. The vehicles and all other equipment and facilities used shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be protected from dust, flies, rodents, and other contamination.
(C) The operators of any vehicles used in connection with any licensees under this subchapter shall observe all the sanitary requirements prescribed in this subchapter, and the requirements shall extend to the licensee and his or her employees while engaged in and about the handling of foods and food products on their way to and from and while in the vehicles.
(Prior Code, § 120.060) Penalty, see § 116.999