HomeMy WebLinkAbout77-2136 ord ORDINANCE NO. 77-2136
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUB-PARAGRAPHS 1, 2 AND 3 OF SECTION J OF ORDINANCE NO.
71-1214, AS A~ENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 72-1254, OF THE CITY.OF PLAINVI~,
PROVIDING THAT EVERY PERSON WHOSE WORK BRINGS HIM OR HER IN CONTACT WITH
TH~ PRODUCTION, HANDLING, STORAGE OR TRANSPOSITION OF FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCTS,
SHALL HOLD A HEALTH CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN; DESCRIBING
REQUIREMENTS IN REGARD TO THE HEALTH CERTIFI~E; PROVIDING THAT THE CERTIFICATE
SHALL BE VALID FOR T~LVE MONTHS; PROVIDING THAT THE PHYSICIAN SHALL SEE SUCH
PERSON PERSONALLY PRIOR TO ISSUING HEALTH CERTIFICATE; PROVIDING THE
DETERMINATIONS TO BE MADE BY THE PHYSICIAN; P~VIDING THE TESTS TO BE GIVEN
BY THE PHYSICIAN; PROVIDING THAT THE RECORDS OF THE EXAMINATION OF S~ID
PHYSICIAN AND TEST REPORTS SHALL BE KEP~T IN THE FILES OF SAID PHYSICIAN
FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS AND EXHIBITED AND SHOWN TO THE HEALTH AUTHORITY
OR HIS AUTHDRIZED REPRESENTATIVE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW:
Section 1: Subparagraphs 1, 2, and 3 of Section J of Ordinance No.
71-1214 of the City of Plainview as amended by' Ordinance No. 72-1254 is
hereby amended so as to hereafter read as follows:
"Section J: HEALTH CERTIFICATE
1~ Every person whose work brings him or her in contact with
the production, handling, sto~age or transportation of food or
food products shall hold a health certificate issued by a licensed
physician certifying to the fact that not more than fifteen (15)
days prior to issuance, proper examinations have been made indicating
that said person is free of tuberculosis, and that said.person is not
a carrier of any disease capable of being spread through the handling
of food and food products. This certificate shall be valid for
twelve (12) months.
2. It shall be unlawful for any physician to issue to any
person a health certificate required under this ordinance without
seeing said person personally, to make t]~e determination that said
person is free of tuberculosis, and is not a carrier of any disease
capable of being spread through the handling of flood and food products.
Amy physician issuing any such health certificate shall administer to
each person to whom a health certificate is granted a tuberculin skin
test or Chest X-ray.
3. The records of the examination by said physician, together
with the test reports, shall be kept in the files of said physician
for a period of twelve (12) months, and shall be emhibited and shown
to the health authority or his authorized representative upon re-
quest of said health authority or his authorized representative."
Section 2: All provisions of Ordinance No. 71-1214 as amended by
Section 1254, except as amended hereby are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 3: The penalty for violating this ordinance or any part
thereof shall be as provided in Section M of Ordinance No. 71-1214 of
the City of Plainview.
Section 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
(30) days after its adoption and publication as provided by l~wo
Section 5: Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of said Ordinance No. 71-1214 as amended by Ordinance No. 72-1254
as further amended by this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid
for any reason the remainder of said ordinance as amended hereby shall not
be affected thereby.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED,
A. D. 1977.
M. L. Rea, City Clerk
this -- day of. ~