For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COUNTY. Those rural and urban areas which are under the jurisdiction of the County Health Officer.
EMPLOYEE. Any person who comes in contact with any utensil or equipment in which food is prepared or stored, or who is employed in a room or place in which food is prepared, processed, displayed or sold.
FOOD. All articles used for food, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether simple, mixed or compound and all substances or ingredients used in the preparation thereof.
FOOD MARKET. Retail grocery, meat market, poultry market, fish market, fresh fruit and vegetable market (this does not include seasonal roadside establishments which handle only fresh fruits and vegetables), delicatessen, confectionery, candy kitchen, nut store, retail bakery store or any other establishment where food, intended for human consumption is manufactured, produced, stored, prepared, processed, handled, transported, sold or offered for sale at retail.
HEALTH OFFICER. The County Health Officer or his or her authorized representative.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint-stock company, trust, estate or municipality or his, her or its legal representative or agent.
UTENSIL. All containers or any equipment of any kind or nature with which food comes in contact after delivery to a food market, during storage, preparation, processing, display or sale.
(Ord. 10-1983, passed 12-12-1983)