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HomeMy WebLinkAbout010_Food Handlers RequirementsORDINAINCE DEFINING FOOD; PROHIBITING THE WORKING OF ANY DISEASED PERSON IN AN ESTABLISHMENT HANDLING FOOD; ESTABLISHING PERMITS, AND REQUIREMENTS FOROBTAININGTHEM, FOR PERSONS HANDLING FOOD; PROVIDING FOR THEREVOCATION OF SUCH PERMITS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Be It Ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, as follows Section 1. A. Food Defined. The term "food" as used ehrein, shall include all articles used for food, drink, confectionery, or condiment by man or animals, whether the same be simple or compound. B. Health Officer. The term "Health Officer" shall mean the Superintendent of Health of Tulsa County or his authorized representative. Sect�.on 20 Diseased Persons. No employer shall employ, permit or suffer any person to work, in a building or room or vehicle occupied or used for the production, preparation, manu- facture, packing, storage, sale, distribution and transportation of food, who is affected with any contagious or Infectious disease. Section 3. Permits. It shall be unlawful for any person who operates or works for a business which produces, prepares, manufactures, sells or packages food, as defined in this ordinanes, in the City of Owasso who does not have in his or her possession a current and un- revoked permit approved by the Health Officer. A person working in an itinerant restaurant shall also be required to secure a permit, Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person who conducts a business wherein food is produced, prepared, ma-nufactured, or packaged, in. the City of Owasso to hire, or permit to be hired, or permit to work gratis, any person who does not possess a current and unrevoked per- mit approved by the Health Officer. SactLom 5. Application for such a permit must be made in writing to the Health Officer by such person. Prior to approval of such application, the Health Officer shall instruct such person in approved sanitation practices in food handling; provided that the Health Officer is hereby authorized, in lieu of the above, to require applicants for permits to attend a course of instruction in sanitary practices of food service, prior to approval of such appli- cation. Section 6. Upon approval of such application by the Health Officer, the Clerk of the City of OwassO shall. issue said person such permit; provided that there shall be a fee of $2.00 for each such permit issued and said permit shall entitle such person to work as a food handler during thc, fiscal year in which said permit is issued. Section 7. The Health Officer is hereby authorized to issue temporary permits permitting said applicant to work as foc:,d handler until the next regular course of instruction in sanitary practices of food handling is conducted; provided that such temporary permits shall expire on the the above-mentioned course of instructions begins, Section 8. Before approval Of applications for permits, the Health Officer may require such medical and laboratory examinations which he deems necessary to minimize the, possibility of transmission of corknunicable diseases. Section 9. Revocation of Permits. The Health Officer may at any time revoke the permit of any person handling food for failure to comply with the provisions of this ordinance, or for acts of indolence or for acts affecting the health ofa the public and may be reinstated only by the Health Officsr Section 10. Zenalty. Any person who shall violate any section or provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offense; or who shall violate any lawfully issued rule or regulation made by the Superintendent of Healt1l, the Board of Health shall be, guilty of an offense; or who shall refuse or fail to do anything herein commanded in this Ordinance or who does that which is prohibited herein shall be guilty of an offense; and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not exegadlinig Twenty ($20.00) Dollars including the costs; provided that each and svez violation and each day of such violation shall be a separate offense. Section 11.g-mt-r 2 enc Y Declared; That an emergency preservation cy exists for the preseation of the public peace, health and safety, by reason whereof this Ordinance shall take affect from and after its passage, approvall. End publication.. PASSED, and the eimeergency clause ruled upon separately, and approved this 7th day of December, 1959 Mayor of Owasso, Oklahoma ORDINANCE NO. 10 ORDINANCE DEFINING FOOD: PROHIBITING THE WORKING OF ANY DISEASED PERSON IN AN ESTABLISHEMENT HANDLING FOOD: ESTABLSHING PERMITS, AND RQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING THEM FOR PERSONS HANDLING FOOD: PROVIDING FOR THE REVOCATION OF SUCH PERMITS: PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINAINCE: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Section 1. A. food Defined. The term "food" a used herein shall include all articles used for food, drink, confectionery, or condiment by man or animals, whether the same be simple or compound. B. Health Office. The term "Health Officer" shall mean the Superintendent of Health of Tulsa County or his authorized representative. Section 2. Diseased persons. No employer shall employ, permit or suffer any person to work nor shall any person worik, in a building or room or vehicle occupied or used for the production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, sale, distribution and transportation of food, who is affected with any contagious or infectious disease. Section 3. Permits. It shall be unlawful for any person who operates or works for a business which produces, prepares, manufactures, sells or packages food, as defined in this ordinance, in the city of Owasso who does not have in his or her possession a current and unrevoked permit approved by the Health Office. A person working in an itinerant restaurant shall also be required to secure a permit. Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person who conducts a business wherein food is produced, prepared, manufactured, or packaged, in the City of Owasso to hire, or permit to be hired, or permit to work gratis, any person who does not prossess a current and unrevoked permit approved by the Health Officer. Section 5. Applicationfor such a permit must be made in writing to the Health Office by such person. Prior to approval of such application, the Health Officer shall instruct such person in approved sanitation practices in food handling; prodived that the Health Officer is hereby authorized, in lieu of the above, to require applicants for permits to attend a course of instruction in sanitary practices of food service, prior to approval of such application. Section 6. Upon approval of such application by the Health Officer, the Clerk of the City of Owasso shall issue said person such permit; provided that there shall be a fee of $1.00 for each such permit issued and said permit shall entitle such person to work as a food handler during the fiscal year in which said permit is issued. Section 7. The Health Officer is hereby authorized to issue temporary permits permitting said applicat to work as food handler until the next regular course of instruction in sanitary practices of food handling is conducted; provided that such temporary permits shall expire on the day the above-mentioned course of instructions begins. Section 8. Before approval of applications for permits, the Health Officer may require such medical and laboratory examinations which he deems necessary to minize the possibility of transmission of communicable diseased. Section 9. Revocation of Permits. The Health Officer may at the time revoke the permit of any person handling food for failure to comply with the provisions of this ordinance, or for acts of indolence or for acts affecting the health of the public and pay be reinstated only by the Health Officer. Section 10. Penalty. Any person who shall violate any section for provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of an offense; or who shall violate any lawfully issued rule or regulation by the the superintendent of Health of the Board of Health shall be guilty of an offense; or who shall refuse or fail to do anything herein comanded in this Ordinance or who does that which is prohibitd herein shall be guilty of an offense; and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not exceeding Twenty ($20.00) dollars including the costs; provided that each and every cilation and each day of such ciolation shall be a separate offense. Passed and adopted this 4th day of January, 1960. President, Board of Trustees Town Clerk T F- 1,v o r c, t c i-�. t in- e 2 day of Februar', i tr�.-,e oll"' the vithin ordinance in ten public places -acsc� as follows: 1TTY -1"ITTY W! i0o) 9. CITY HALL 10. RAMSEY'S SHOE 6,01R-E Signekh? Subscribed and to before i,--.,e this— Z-4 day of j 0 R K CITY ATTEST: B-", DEPUTY