§ 20-215. Permits.  


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  • (a)

    No person shall operate one or more vending machines, other than those vending machines which are exempt under section 20-216 of this Code, without first having obtained a food dealer's permit issued by the city health department in accordance with the requirements and provisions of article II of this chapter. Compliance with the requirements of this article and all other applicable provisions of this chapter shall be a condition for the issuance of a food dealer's permit when any vending machines are to be operated by the permit holder.

    (b)

    No person shall operate any vending machine unless the permit holder has notified the health department, in writing, that he intends to operate one or more vending machines under his permit. Upon receipt of such information, the health department shall make a notation on the permit that one or more vending machines are being operated by the permit holder. Such permits are not transferable.

    (c)

    A food dealer's permit may be revoked or suspended for violations of the requirements of this article, for conditions existing in connection with one or more vending machines operated by the permit holder which pose a substantial hazard to public health, for repeated or serious violations of other applicable provisions of this chapter, or repeated or serious violations of federal or state food laws. Any such suspension or revocation shall be made in accordance with the procedures set out in article II of this chapter.

(Code 1968, § 19-615; Ord. No. 83-744, § 1, 5-17-83; Ord. No. 07-1051, §§ 3, 6(Exh. B), 9-12-07)