§ 20-201. Food supplies.  


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  • (a)

    Food which is placed in any vending machine or is exposed for sale, offered for sale, or sold through a vending machine shall be in sound condition, free from spoilage, filth, or other contamination and shall be safe for human consumption. Food shall be obtained from sources that comply with all applicable laws relating to food and food labeling. Food in hermetically sealed containers that were not prepared in a food processing establishment may not be placed in any vending machine.

    (b)

    Food from commissaries outside the jurisdiction of the city may be sold within the city if such commissaries conform to substantially equivalent food service sanitation standards. To determine the extent of compliance with such provisions, the health officer may accept reports from the responsible authorities in the jurisdictions where the commissaries are located. Where such reports cannot be obtained or there is some question regarding their validity, the health officer may request the commissary in question to permit an inspection of the commissary. If the commissary in question refuses to permit such an inspection after the health officer has determined the necessity for such an inspection, he shall bar the sale of food from that commissary within the city. The cost of inspections of commissaries outside the city shall be borne by the commissary.

(Code 1968, § 19-601; Ord. No. 83-744, § 1, 5-17-83; Ord. No. 07-1051, §§ 3, 6(Exh. B), 9-12-07)