CHAPTER 824
Food Establishments

824.01   License or permit required; exceptions.

824.02   License issuance; fees.

824.03   License suspension or revocation; appeal.

824.99   Penalty.

   CROSS REFERENCES  

   Power to inspect - see Ohio R. C. 715.46

   Pure Food and Drug Law - see Ohio R. C. Ch. 3715

   Food service operations - see Ohio R. C. Ch. 3732

   Public gaming - see GEN. OFF. 630.04

   Placing harmful substance or objects in food or confection see GEN. OFF. 636.16

   License and permit issuance and revocation - see B. R. & T. Ch. 804

   Production and exhibition of weights, etc. for testing - see B. R. & T. 880.03

   Board of Health - see H. & S. Ch. 1810

824.01 LICENSE OR PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.

   (a)   No person shall operate any establishment in the City Health District where food or drink is prepared, processed, manufactured, packaged, stored, served, sold or offered for sale unless the proprietor has first obtained from the City a food establishment license therefor. Such license requirement shall not apply to those places operating under a State food service license, those operating under a permit of the Board of Health or homes containing a family unit and their nonpaying guests.

   (b)   The .license required by subsection (a) hereof shall be obtained prior to January 1 of any year and shall be effective for the ensuring calendar year. No person shall conduct a food establishment in the City Health District for less than a full year without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Board of Health, not less than ten days before the food establishment is to be opened for business.

(Ord. 64-127. Passed 12-7-64; Ord. 70-140. Passed 10-5-70. )

824.02 LICENSE ISSUANCE; FEES.

   (a)   Inspection Fee Schedule. A food establishment license may be issued to any place which complies with the sanitary requirements of the Board of Health after the person applying for such license has paid the fee therefor according to the following schedule-

           Floor Space (Sq. Ft.)                 Fee

      (1)    Less than 1,000    $ 8.00

      (2)    1,000 to 5,000    16.00

      (3)    Over 5,000 to 10,000    24.00

      (4)    Over 10,000 to 15,000    32.00

      (5)    Over 15,000 to 20,000    40.00

   (b)   Exceptions.

      (1)   Churches, schools, governmental
         organizations, hospitals and fraternal,
         veterans and nonprofit organizations
         shall pay a fee of             $ 2.00

      (2)   Establishments selling only fresh fruits
         andvegetables on the premises where
         grown shall pay a fee of             2.00

   (c)   Disposition of Fees. All fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund.

(Ord. 70-140. Passed 10-5-70. )