(A) An application or approved permit and/or business license may be denied, revoked, suspended, or not renewed for any of the following reasons:
(1) The permittee and/or licensee or any of its principals fails to satisfy any qualification or requirements imposed by this chapter, or other local, state, or federal laws or regulations that pertain to the particular license;
(2) The permittee and/or licensee or any of its principals is or has engaged in a business, trade, or profession without having obtained a valid license, permit, or work card when such applicant or principal knew or reasonably should have known that one was required;
(3) The permittee and/or licensee or any of its principals has been subject, in any jurisdiction, to disciplinary action of any kind with respect to a license, permit, or work card to the extent that such disciplinary action reflects upon the qualification, acceptability, or fitness of the applicant or principal to conduct such a business;
(4) The permittee and/or licensee or any of its principals has been convicted of any crime that involves any local, state, or federal law or regulation arising out of the operation of a similar business;
(5) The permittee and/or licensee or any of its principals has been convicted of a crime as a result of having perpetrated deceptive practices upon the public within the last ten years;
(6) The motor food vehicle on which the business is proposed to be conducted does not satisfy all local, state, or federal laws or regulations which relate to the activity that is to be licensed;
(7) The licensee or any of its principals is in default on any payments owed to the city;
(8) The application contains material omissions or false, fraudulent, or deceptive statements;
(9) The motor food vehicle is operated in such a manner as constituting a public nuisance per the city code or statutes;
(10) The proposed operation is in violation of any federal, state, or local laws including, but not limited to, the provisions of this chapter pertaining to food, fire prevention, and public health and safety;
(11) The licensee, his or her agents, or employees interfere with an inspection of the food establishment by a Health Department;
(12) There are repeated or serious violations of the applicable portions of this chapter;
(13) There are repeated or serious violations of federal or state food laws or laws regulating food establishments as defined in this chapter;
(14) The Bell County Health Department denies, revokes, or suspends the license of the mobile food vehicle or mobile food vendor;
(15) The mobile food vehicle fails to have the required registration and proof of insurance; or
(16) There is a violation of any section of this chapter.
(B) The provisions of this section are not exclusive. This section shall not preclude the enforcement of any other provisions of this chapter or state and federal laws and regulations. The County Health Department may impose additional requirements to protect against health hazards related to the operation of a mobile food vehicle.
(Ord. passed 6-25-2018) Penalty, see § 115.99