Pertaining to the Sanitation of Food and Beverage Vending, to Licenses and Permits Establishing Minimum Sanitation Standards

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- -5- SECTION XI. In order to hold and retain an operator's permit, the operator shall. notify the Health Officer of any change in operations involving new types of vending machines or conversion of existing machines to dispense products other than those for which the permit was issued. ARTICLE IV SECTION XII. Inspection Procedures: The Health Officer shall inspect the servicing, maintenance and oper- ation of representative vending machines dispensing readily - perishable foods and commissaries at least once every six months. Vending-machines dispensing other than readily - perishable foods may be inspected by the Health Officer as often as he deems necessary. a. Access To Premises And Machines: The Health Officer, after proper identi- fication, shall be permitted to enter at any reasonable time, upon any private or public property within the City of South Bend, where vending machines or commissaries are operated, or from which such machines are serviced, for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of this ordinance. The operator shall make provision for the Health Officer to have access, either in company with an employee or otherwise, to the interior of all vending mach- ines operated by him. b. Notice Of Violation: Whenever the Health Officer discovers a violation of any provision of this ordinance, he shall notify the operator. Such notice shall (1) describe the condition found; (2) provide a specific and reasonable period of time for the correction of the condition; and, (3) state that an opportunity for a hearing on inspection findings will be provided, if a written request for such hearing is filed with the Health Officer within 10 days of receipt of the notice c. Suspension And Revocation Of Permit: After an opportunity for a hearing, an operator's permit may be temporarily suspended by the Health Officer upon viol- ation by the permit holder of any of the provisions of this ordinance, or may be revoked upon serious or repeated violation of such provisions. d. Reinstatement Of Permit: Any operator whose permit has been suspended, may at any time make application for the reinstatement of the permit. Within ten days after the receipt of a written application, the Realth Officer shall make a re- inspection. If the applicant is again complying with the terms of this ordinance, the permit shall be reinstated. e. Emergency Authority: Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ordinance, whenever the Health Officer finds grossly insanitary or other conditions in- volving the operation of any vending machine or commissary which, in his opin- ion, involves a substantial hazard to the public health, he may, without notice or hearing, issue a written order to the operator citing the existance of such condition and specifying corrective action to be taken and, if deemed necessary, requiring immediate discontinuance of operation. Such order shall be effective immediately and shall apply only to the vending machine, commissary or product involved. Any operator to whom such order is issued shall comply therewith, but upon petition to the Health Officer, shall be afforded a hearing as soon as poss- ible. When corrective action has been taken, the operator may request, and the Health Officer shall make, a reinspection within twenty -four hours to determine whether operations may be resumed. RO XERO; cor: ,, COPY I COPY j - - - - - -- - - j - - -- - F* - - d XERO' COPY r j' i