(A) No person shall operate a food service in the county without a valid food service license issued by the Health Officer; however, a bed and breakfast establishment shall not be required to obtain a food service license in order to operate. Anyone wishing to operate a mobile food service shall provide proof of licensure for the commissary if the commissary is not located and licensed in the county. Commissaries operating in jurisdictions not requiring an individual license shall not be acceptable for servicing a mobile food service unit licensed in the county. Any facility, other than a licensed retail food service establishment, at which food is prepared, or displayed for service or sale to individual consumers or members of the public, must obtain a temporary food service establishment license.
(B) No person may organize an event at which temporary food establishments operate without first having registered the event with the Health Officer. The registration application shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the event and shall include a list of vendors with food items to be served and other information deemed necessary by the Health Officer. It shall be the organizer’s responsibility to ensure that only persons licensed by the Health Officer shall operate a food service at the event. Catered events do not need a separate food service license unless the event fails to meet the requirements of a catered event, in which case a temporary food service license will be required.
(C) A food service license shall be issued for a term of one year beginning April 1 and expiring on March 31 of the subsequent year and shall be renewed annually. Partial year licenses shall not be issued but the renewal period for the new year shall begin on February 1 of the new license year. Food service licenses for temporary food establishments shall be issued for a period of time at a fixed location not to exceed 14 consecutive days in conjunction with a single event or celebration. Food service licenses are not transferable with respect to the licensee and/or the location.
(D) Food service licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place in view of the public in each licensed food service. With respect to mobile food establishments, the name, address and telephone number of the licensee shall be conspicuously displayed on each licensed mobile unit with lettering not less than two inches in height. County mobile food license stickers shall be posted on the outside of the mobile food services vehicle and shall be plainly visible from the front and rear of the vehicle.
(E) Mobile food establishment operators shall provide to the Health Department a list of their licensed vehicle(s). The list shall include: make, model and color of the vehicle(s), vehicle license plate number(s) and the county mobile food license sticker number(s) assigned to the vehicle(s). This list shall be updated by the mobile food establishment as necessary to remain accurate and complete at all times. Any person found to be operating a food service in the county without a valid food service license issued by the County Health Department must cease operation immediately until all requirements of this chapter are met.
(Prior Code, § 16-42-5-24) (Ord. 102, passed 6-18-1973, 29 COM REC 422–423; Ord. 91-303, passed 4-1-1991, 91 COM REC 302–318; Ord. 2000-762, passed 11-20-2000, 2000 COM REC 761–780; Ord. 2005-322, passed 6-20-2005, 2005 COM REC 320–341) Penalty, see § 112.99