All mobile food vendor units shall comply with the following safety requirements.
(A) 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.
(B) All utensils shall be stored in a manner to prevent them from 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.
(C) 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 United States Food and Drug Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, the State Department of Health, the State Department of Agriculture, and the County Health Department and published in the U.S.C., the I.C., or the IAC, and the County Code.
(D) 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.
(E) 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.
(F) 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.
(Ord. 2019-25, passed 5-13-2020) Penalty, see § 112.99