For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section.
APPROVED. Approved by the town’s Environmental Health Officer; or establishments which are operating under a valid approval issued by the town and are operating in substantial compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations governing such operation.
EMPLOYEE. Any person working in a food service establishment who transports food or food containers, who engages in food preparation or service or who comes in contact with any food, utensils or equipment.
ESTABLISHMENT. Any food service establishment.
FOOD. Any raw, cooked or processed edible substances, beverage or ingredient, ice or water, used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption.
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. Any place which is kept or maintained for the purpose of preparing or serving food or drink; except that FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT does not include:
(1) Homes containing what is commonly known as the family unit and its nonpaying guests;
(2) Operations serving food to four or less persons;
(3) Hospital and health facility patient feeding operations;
(4) Child care centers;
(5) Automated food merchandising enterprises which supply only bottled, canned, cartoned or prepackaged nonperishable food or drink, and those operations dispensing only chewing gum, salted nuts, nuts in their natural protective covering or canned bulk candies;
(6) Grocery stores and similar establishments where food is not prepared or sold routinely for immediate consumption; and
(7) Food or beverage manufacturing, processing or packaging plants which are not categorized as food service establishments but are subject to regulatory controls under state or federal laws or regulations.
LICENSEE. Means and includes any person who has applied for and been granted approval as a food service establishment, temporary food service establishment or mobile food unit as hereinafter prescribed and authorized.
PERSON. Means and includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization and any other group acting as a unit, as well as an individual. It also includes an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other personal representative appointed by law. Whenever the word PERSON is used in any section of this chapter prescribing a penalty or fine as to partnerships or associations, the word also includes the partners or members thereof, and as to corporations includes the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of such section.
PERSON IN CHARGE. The individual present in a food service establishment who is the apparent supervisor of the food service establishment at the time of inspection. If no individual is the apparent supervisor, then any employed person present is the person in charge.
TOWN OF VAIL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER. The Town Manager or the employee of the town appointed by the Town Manager charged with the enforcement of local laws and regulations governing food service establishments and of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
(Ord. 15(1981) § 1; 1997 Code)