Prior to conducting a food establishment operation in the City, every person or governmental agency or place in which food is prepared, produced, manufactured, packed, stored or served for sale, or any basket, wagon, vehicle, hand steamer, street stand for which food is vended or peddled shall procure a license for the food establishment operation and shall renew the license on or before October 1 each year. However, a temporary food establishment operation as determined by the official charged with the enforcement of this chapter, that operates no longer than fifteen consecutive days a year, shall obtain or renew its license at any time before it begins conduct of its food establishment operation during the calendar year. An operator conducting a festival food establishment, engaged in the selling of food at a single event, in one location, for a period of not longer than five consecutive days a year, shall obtain a license prior to the festival event. If a license fee as prescribed by Section 1719.05 is not received by the Commissioner of Treasury on or before the date it is due, a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of any fee shall be imposed and paid. Except as provided in this section, no food establishment operation shall be maintained and conducted in this City without such license.
Whenever the interest of such person or governmental agency in the business for which the license was issued ceases, such license shall immediately become void; provided, however, that upon the death of a licensee, the license shall nevertheless be valid for thirty days from the date of death in favor of the legal representatives of the licensee or of the person or persons to whom such business passes by law, but in no case shall such thirty days extend such license beyond the end of the calendar year for which it was issued.
(Ord. 102-92. Passed 2-4-92.)