HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 88-48 GENDA ITEM
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ORDINANCE NO. �-
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT CONCERNING FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS TO
PROVIDE A TIME LIMIT BETWEEN ISSUANCE OF
TEMPORARY FOOD ESTABLISHMENT PERMITS; A
DEFINITION OF "INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS OR
ORGANIZATION; " PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 11 , Section 11 -1 . 1 , Section .011 (A) (1 ) , of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be, and the same
is hereby, amended to read as follows:
"Section 11 -1 . 1 Section .01 1 (A) (1 ) .
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to operate a food service
establishment within the City of Beaumont who
does not possess a valid permit, license, or
certificate issued to him/her by the
regulatory authority. Only a person who
complies with the requirements of this
ordinance shall be entitled to receive or
retain such a permit, license, or
certificate. Permits, licenses, or
certificates shall not be transferable from
one person to another person or place. A
valid permit, license, or certificate shall
be posted in every food service
establishment. Permits, licenses, or
certificates for temporary food service
establishments shall be issued for a period
of time not to exceed fourteen (14) days. A
temporary food establishment permit may only
be issued to a person, firm or corporation
four ( 4) times per calendar year. There.
shall be a thirty (30 ) day time period
between each consecutive issuance of such a
permit. If the name of the applicant changes
but a previous permit holder is working at
the site, such applicant will be considered
to be the same person, firm or corporation
who had previously been issued a temporary
food establishment permit hereunder. The
purpose of this regulation is to limit a
person, firm or corporation to four ( 4)
permits per year notwithstanding in whose
name the permits are issued. There is no
limit on the number of times that a permit
may be issued for temporary food events
operating in connection with a festival,
involving organized public assembly for
entertainment purposes. A festival is
defined, for the purposes of this policy, as
a public celebration, entertainment or series
of performances of a certain kind, often held
periodically. "
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 4.
That 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 1988.
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