(A) Because of the unusual exposure to the dust of the street, to insects and the elements, that food product suffer when carried in vehicles used by food vendor, the Health Officer from time to time may direct, through regulations mailed to licensees and in other ways, that certain kinds of product which are not cooked or washed before eating, or which are not protected by a natural covering that is removed before eating, must be covered or carried in a closed receptacle of the approved kind.
(B) No person shall transport on any highway, street, alley or thoroughfare in the city any meat, meat food products, milk, based good, ice cream and the like, or any food intended for sale or intended for sale for human consumption in the city, unless the transporting vehicle is so covered as to protect it from dust, dirt, insects, human contamination or any other substance that will render it unclean, unwholesome or detrimental to public health. Every container and every vehicle shall be maintained in a sanitary manner and in good repair at all times.
(C) All baked goods shall be transported in covered containers. From May 1 to October 1, all custard or cream-filled pastry will not be offered for sale or distribution from any place or vehicle unless it has been refrigerated at a temperature not over 50° F from the time of manufacture until the time of delivery to the consumer.
(D) Ice cream cones (dipped) or ice cream sandwiches will not be sold on the street in the city unless previously wrapped or packaged at an approved place of manufacture. All ice cream products shall be separately packaged, and shall be protected from any possible contamination of the refrigerant.
(E) Delivery of milk and milk products for human consumption in bulk, or in open containers, or that have not been properly pasteurized, will not be permitted in the city.
(F) Delivery of meat from meat places and abattoirs to retail meat markets shall be made in closed vehicles and during the same day as said vehicles are prepared for meat delivery.
(G) No person shall sell or deliver or have in his possession for sale in the city any meat, milk or other food products which are improperly labeled or contain any unhealthful ingredient, constituent or substance, or which have been transported, handled or stored in an unclean manner.
(H) All utensils associated with the sale or transportation of food products shall be kept clean and protected from flies, dust, splash or other contamination.
(I) No person with a contagious or infectious disease shall be permitted to operate a vehicle for the purpose of selling or transporting food. Such persons are subject to a health examination at the discretion of the County Board of Health.
(J) All vehicles used for the purpose of selling or transporting meat, milk, pastry, ice cream and all other food products for human consumption in the city shall be inspected and approved by the County Board of Health Department before a license is granted. The holder of a license under which a food- vending vehicle is operated shall be the person responsible for all the above conditions and requirements of this subchapter.
(K) Failure to maintain the standards and requirements of the city for sale or transportation of food will constitute cause of revocation of the license under which such vehicles are operated.
(L) Every food vendor and the operator of every food vending vehicle shall furnish, upon demand, such information as the Health Officer may require to determine compliance with the requirements and standards for food-vending vehicles.
('68 Code, § 3-309) (Ord. 110, passed 10-7-52) Penalty, see § 122.99