Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 82-30 ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF PACKAGED FROZEN DAIRY FOOD PRODUCTS UPON THE CITY STREETS FROM REFRIGERATED VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. That Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be amended by repealing Section 11-18 and enacting in lieu thereof Section 11-18(a) and Section 11-18(b) to read as follows : Section 11-18(a) : It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle, sell or offer for sale beverages served by the glass, hot tamales, enchiladas, red hots, weiners, sausages, hamburgers, fresh and salt water fish and all other marine life, sandwiches or any other similar food products easily contaminated by dust, dirt or flies, along or upon any public street, sidewalk, alley or any other such public easements or rights of way in the City. Section 11-18(b) : It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale ice cream, sherbet, flavored ices or other frozen dairy products along or upon any public streets, sidewalks, alleys or other public easements or rights of way within the City unless said products are individually packaged frozen dairy products sold from vehicles equipped with refrigeration facilities adequate to maintain temperatures sufficient to insure that the products remain frozen. The products shall be prepackaged frozen dairy products manufactured, frozen and packaged by a frozen dairy foods products plant licensed by the State Department of Health. Any person who sells or offers for sale packaged frozen dairy products from refrigerated vehicles shall first obtain a permit as provided for in Section 11-34 of the Code of Ordinances. Following the issuance of a permit, each vehicle operating under said permit shall be inspected once every six (6) months on the premises of the Health Department. Revocation of permits shall be in accordance with Section 11-34 of the Code of Ordinances. Section 2. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 14. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the " day of - Mayor - 2 -