Ordinance Regulating and Licensing the Selling of Food

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establishment in the City of South Bend shall keep the SANITATION same in a clean, sanitary and 'healthful condition at all REQUIRED times. For the information of the public, every public eat- ing establishment shall display in a conspicuous place a DISPLAY OF notice provided by the Department of Public Health, stat- RATING NOTICE ing the grade of the public eating establishment. At least once each grading period the City Food Inspector or authorized agent shall inspect every public eating establishment within the City of South Bend. In case the City Food Inspector or authorized agent discovers the violation of any item of sanitation required for Grade A INSPECTION OF PUBLIC EATING ES- public eating establishments he shall make a second in- TABIISEIIEKT5 FOR PURPOSES OF GRAD - spection after the lapse of such time as he deems necess- ING AND REGRADING ary for the defect to be remedied. If upon second in- spection any item of sanitation required for Grade A public eating establishments is found to be violated the establishment shall be required to display immediately a grade notice based upon the second inspection. Failure of the proprietor or manager of a public eating establish- ment to properly display grade notices shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance and subject to the penalties provided for violation thereof. The grading of all public eating establishments shall be based upon the following standards: GRADE A Public Eating Establishments. Item 1. Floors. - The floors of all rooms in which food or drink is stored, prepared, or served shall FLOORS be of such construction as to be easily cleaned and shall be kept clean and in good repair. Kitchen floors shall be properly drained and the surfacing thereof shall be impervious to water. Item 2. Walls and Ceilings. - All walls and ceilings in all rooms in which food or drink--is stored, WALLS & CEILINGS. Page 5