[Adopted 9-7-1967 as § 9-7
of the Revised General Ordinances]
The following rules and regulations shall govern
the use of vehicles for the transportation or sale of food products:
A.
Whenever any food is transported in a vehicle which
is wholly or partly open, it shall be completely screened or covered
at all times. The screening or covering shall consist of material
which will effectively prevent flies or other insects from alighting
around or upon any food.
B.
All seafood, meat, poultry and dairy products shall
be transported only in refrigerated vehicles and shall remain under
refrigeration until the time of sale or delivery. The refrigerated
portion of the vehicle shall be maintained at a temperature low enough
to completely safeguard the products contained in it to the fullest
extent possible.
C.
No licensee shall at any time permit any debris, waste
material, rotting or unfit produce or merchandise of any kind to remain
in or upon his/her vehicle, unless the same is contained in a leakproof
metal container having a properly fitted metal cover on the container.
D.
No licensee shall permit any waste materials or parts of produce or any other merchandise to remain on any street, roadway, curb or walk and shall at all times remove any debris that may have fallen from his/her vehicle so that the same is immediately placed in metal containers, as provided in Subsection C.
E.
All sales of merchandise shall, at the time of sale,
be placed in bags or other suitable containers.
F.
No manufactured foodstuffs, beverages or ice cream
and other frozen products shall be sold on any public street or other
public place except in individual wrappers or containers packed and
sealed at the place of manufacture. All vehicles vending such foodstuffs,
beverages or ice cream shall have a trash receptacle affixed to the
vehicle for the use of its customers. This receptacle shall be of
sufficient size and design to provide a readily distinguishable and
accessible depository for all waste generated by sales from the vehicles.
[Amended 2-5-2004 by Ord. No. 04-6]
G.
All prepared or manufactured foodstuffs shall come
from an approved source. Any products in containers packed and sealed
by a reputable manufacturer shall be considered as coming from an
approved source.
Before any vehicle is used for the transportation
or sale of food or in connection with any activity for which a license
is required from the City, it shall be inspected by the Health Officer
or his/her agents or employees to ascertain whether the vehicle complies
with the provisions of this article and all other applicable health
regulations. The vehicle shall be reinspected at reasonable intervals
and, if used in connection with a licensed activity, shall in any
event be reinspected at the time that the license is renewed. No vehicle
shall be used for any of the purposes specified herein unless approved
by the Health Officer. A written certificate of approval shall be
kept in the vehicle at all times and shall be shown to any person
who may request to see it.
When any food products are processed or manufactured
in any vehicle upon a public street or place, the vehicle shall conform
to the following requirements:
A.
The part of the vehicle where the products are made
or sold shall be completely enclosed with some easily cleaned impervious
material.
B.
The service opening may be screened but all other
screening shall be kept to a minimum.
C.
The service opening shall be self-closing.
D.
A sink and waste tank and at least 30 gallons of hot
water under pressure shall be available inside the vehicle. The water
shall be drawn from the City of Trenton water supply or some other
approved source.
E.
The vehicle and the method of selling or serving food from the vehicle shall conform to all the provisions of standards referred to in Article I of this chapter, except those that conflict with this article and those which are inappropriate or impractical. In determining whether compliance with a particular section of the standards is practical or appropriate, the primary consideration shall be the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, but due regard shall be given to peculiar conditions affecting the sale or service of food from a vehicle, including the limited nature of the facilities which it is possible to enclose in a vehicle.
