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HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-2740380 ORDINANCE NO. 88-2740 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE PLAINVIEW CITY CODE, RELATING TO FOOD AND FOOD HANDLING; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF STATE LAW IN REGARD TO FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND RETAIL FOOD STORES AND THE PERMITTING THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR EMERGENCY PASSAGE. WHEREAS, the 70th Legislature of the State of Texas has recently passed an act relating to the authority of counties, public health districts, and municipalities to regulate food service establishments and retail food stores; and W~RREAS, the City of Plainview through Chapter 11 of the Plainview City Code has adopted a section requiring food services establishment to comply with various rules, regulations, and permit procedures; and W~F. REAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds a need to amend Chapter 11, Food and Food Handlers, of the Plainview City Code in order to conform with state law; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds it to be in the best interest of the City of Plainview to adopt said provision. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas: That Chapter 11 of the Code of the City of Plainview is hereby amended to read as follows: Article 3, Food Services Establishments, of Chapter 11, Food and Food Handlers: Section 1: Section 11-34. Sanitation. Adoption of Rules on Food Service a) The definitions; the inspection of food service establishments; the issuance, suspension and revocation of permits to operate food service establishments; the prohibiting of the sale of unsound of mislabeled food or drink; and the enforcement of this Article shall be regulated in accordance with the Texas Department of Health, Division of Food and Drugs, "Rules on Food Service Sanitation 301.73.11.001.0110," three (3) certified copies of which shall be on file in the office of the City Secretary; provided that the word "municipality" in said Article shall be understood to be refer to the City of. Plainview, Texas, and the words "regulatory authority" shall be understood to refer to the Plainview/Hale County, the City/County Health Board. 1 of 2 b) The provisions of this Article shall apply to all food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, and road side vendors operating within the corporate limits of the City of Plainview. 381 Section 2: Section 11-35. Food Service Establishment Defined. a) "Food service establishments", "mobile food unit", "retail food store", and "road-side food vendor", shall have the meanings assigned to those terms by the rules adopted by the Texas Board of Health under the Texas Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (Article 4476-5, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). Section 3: Severabilit¥. a) Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any purpose, the remainder of this ordinance shall be uneffected thereby. Section 4: Emergency Passage. a) The necessity to regulate food service establishments and retail food stores operating within the corporate limits of the City of Plainview creates an emergency and it is imperative public necessity that more than one reading hereof be, and the same is hereby suspended; this ordinance shall be passed and taking effect as an emergency measure and shall be in full force and effect from and after the passage as provided by law, and it is so ordained. PA~SED AND APPROVED, on first and final reading this day of Februarw 1988. ATTEST: CARLA REESE, City Secretary 9th , E.V. RIDLEHUBER, Mayor APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: MA~_ L~O~ TR~P. SDALg.;- R.~., Adm}fiistrator APPROVED A~ TO FORM: ~AVI~LACKBU~, Assistant City Attorney 2 of 2