(A) (1) It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any vehicle, including wagons and motor vehicles and vehicles propelled by human power, for the storage or carrying of any meats, poultry, fish, butter, cheese, lard, vegetables, bread or bakery products or any other provisions intended for human consumption, including beverages and milk, in the city for the purpose of delivering any foodstuffs to any place in the city for use and consumption or for resale in the city for such purposes unless a license for the vehicle is first secured and the provisions of this section are fully complied with.
(2) Applications for the licenses shall be made to the City Collector and shall state thereon the name and address of the owner thereof, the name or names of the persons from whom the deliveries are made and the nature of the goods carried. The Collector shall issue the licenses and shall give to the City Board a list of all licenses issued.
(3) The annual fee for the licenses shall be $20 and the license shall be for one year beginning on January 1 of each calendar year. The fees shall be paid in to the City Collector, who shall turn them over to the Comptroller forthwith.
(B) No license fee shall be required for any vehicle used to deliver foodstuffs from any establishment which is licensed and inspected as a food dealing establishment in the city, but all provisions of this section shall be complied with in connection with the vehicles, other than that providing for the payment of the fee.
(C) (1) All such vehicles shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be thoroughly cleaned each day they are so used. It shall be unlawful to permit stale food, decaying matter or other waste material to accumulate in or on any vehicle while it is so used.
(2) If unwrapped foodstuffs are transported in any vehicle, the goods shall be carried in a portion or the vehicle which is screened and protected against dust and insects.
(D) It shall be the duty of the President of the city to make or cause to be made inspections as may be necessary to insure compliance with the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 480, passed 12-29-1936) Penalty, see § 113.99