The Town Council may revoke or suspend an MFE license after notice to the licensee and a public hearing for any of the following causes:
(A) Upon receipt of a written complaint, the request of RIDOH or the state fire marshal, or upon its own initiative, the town may place on probation, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a state MFE registration or may levy an administrative penalty or any combination of actions, for one or more of the following causes:
(1) Providing incorrect, misleading, incomplete or materially untrue information in the registration application;
(2) Violating any statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances or policies applicable to the safe operation of a mobile food establishment, specifically including the fire safety code and those set forth by the department, RIDOH and the state fire marshal;
(3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a registration through misrepresentation or fraud;
(4) Having admitted to or been found to have committed any food safety or fire safety violation;
(5) Using fraudulent, coercive or dishonest practices or demonstrating incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in this state or in another place;
(6) Having a registration or its equivalent denied, suspended or revoked in any other state, province, district or territory or administrative action under this section;
(7) Operating an MFE without a current and valid registration;
(8) Having its MFE license or fire safety permit denied, suspended or revoked;
(9) Having a substantive complaint of foodborne illness or food related illness;
(10) An MFE operator, vendor or principal thereof having been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to a felony that is relevant to that person's suitability for an MFE registration; or
(11) Failure to comply with the town's zoning or other ordinances in operating the MFE, unless said operation is otherwise permitted hereunder.
(B) The town shall retain the authority to enforce the provisions of and impose any penalty or remedy authorized by this section against any person or entity who is in violation of this chapter or this title even if the person or entity's registration has been surrendered or lapsed by operation of the law.
(Ord. 2020-5, passed 7-6-20)