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(a) "Food establishment" means any place whether temporary or permanent, stationary or mobile, or whether it is considered public, semipublic or private, where food or drink is prepared, processed, manufactured, packaged, stored, served, sold, offered for sale, demonstrated, or given away provided that the following places are not included:
(1) Homes containing what is commonly known as the family unit and their nonpaying guests.
(2) Food service operations as defined in Ohio R.C. 3732.01, dairy and meat plants, slaughterhouses, abattoirs which are under other regulation of this Board of Health or other governments.
(Res. 145. Passed 1-26-94.)
(b) "Board of Health" means the Board of Health of the Warren City Health District as created by the provisions of Ohio R.C. 3709.05.
(c) "Health Commissioner" means the person occupying the office in the health district which is created by Ohio R.C. 3709.11 and 3709.14 or his authorized representative.
(d) "Fixtures" means display cases, tables, counters, shelves, refrigerators, stoves, hoods, sinks and other similar equipment used in processing, manufacturing, packaging, transporting and storing food.
(e) "Utensils and equipment" means kitchenware, tableware, glassware, cutlery, containers, food slicing machines, grinders, table saws, choppers, mixers and other similar equipment coming in contact with food during storage, preparation, processing, packaging, transporting or serving.
(f) "Food" means:
(1) Articles used for food or drink for human consumption;
(2) Chewing gum, and
(3) Articles used for components of any such articles.
(g) "Mobile food establishment" means one which may be moved without significant alteration of the structure or equipment after the structure and equipment has been moved from one location to another.
(h) "Operator" means the person, firm, association or corporation who is in responsible charge of conducting a food establishment.
(i) "Unwholesomeness" means adulteration as defined in Ohio R.C. 3715.59.
(Res. 94. Passed 6-29-88.)
Prior to conducting a food establishment operation in the Warren City Health District, every operator, person or governmental agency shall renew the license on or before March 1 each year. However, a seasonal food establishment operation, as determined by the Warren City Board of Health, may obtain or renew its license at any time before it begins conduct of its food establishment operation during the calendar year. If a license fee is not paid as prescribed by Section 1709.03, on or before the date it is due, a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of any such fee shall be imposed and paid. Except as provided in this section, no food establishment operation shall be maintained and conducted in the Warren City Health District without such a license. An operator, person or governmental agency that has received a license, upon the sale or disposition of the food establishment operation or the removal to a new location may, upon obtaining consent of the Warren City Board of Health, have the license transferred, but no license shall be transferred without such consent, not more than once.
(Res. 123. Passed 8-21-91.)
(a) As defined in Section 1709.01, license fees for food establishments are hereby adopted for and in the following categories:
Under 1,000 square feet, and mobile units | $32.00 |
1,001 To 5,000 square feet | 52.00 |
5,001 To 10,000 square feet | 106.00 |
10,001 To 20,000 square feet | 148.00 |
Over 20,001 square feet | 180.00 |
Motorized ice cream vendors, per truck | 32.00 |
Group home food preparation | 32.00 |
Temporary, single event, one location (shall not exceed five day) | 20.00 |
Water sample fee | 15.00 |
Water sample fee (bacterial test only) | 10.00 |
Government, nonprofit (501(c)), churches, etc. | 60% of license fee |
(b) In the event that a license is not renewed prior to its expiration date, there shall also be a late fee charge in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the license fee described herein.
(c) Locations where machines dispense only bottled or canned beverages are exempt from licensing.
(d) A fee shall be charged and collected by the Board of Health for the collection and analysis of each water sample taken from food establishment entities whose water supply is required by statute, rule, regulations, ordinance or resolution.
(Res. 151. Passed 11-30-94.)
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