1981-031 NO
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11-36 THROUGH SECTION 11-49 OF
ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING
FOR FOOD HANDLERS PERMITS, ADOPTING THE TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH RULES ON FOOD SERVICE SANITATION, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
Section 11-36 through Section 11-49 of Article III of the
Code of the City of Denton is hereby amended so that they shall
hereafter read as follows
ARTICLE III
REGULATION OF FOOD HANDLERS
Section 11-36 Food Handlers - Permit Required
(1) Every person owning, employed by or otherwise connected
with a Food Service Establishment whose work brings him into
contact with the handling of food, utensils, or food service
equipment shall upon the date of his or her employment, be the
holder of a current valid Food Handling Permit, issued by the
Denton City-County Health Department
(2) No person who owns, manages, or otherwise controls any
Food Service Estabhshment shall permit any person to be
employed therein whose work brings him into contact wlth the
handling of food, utensils or food service equipment who does
not possess a current valid Food Handling Permit issued by the
Denton City-County Health Department
Section 11-57 Food Handling School Required - Food
Handli~_~ Permit
In order to receive a Food Handling Permit, every person
owning, employed by, or otherwise connected with a Food Service
Establishment whose work brings him into contact with food,
utensils, or food service equipment shall be required to attend
a Food Handling School held by the Denton City-County Health
Department before a Food Handling Permit will be issued This
requirement must be met upon expiration of a permit and upon
application for a new permit Bach applicant shall furnish
current negative test for tuberculosis (either skin test or
chest x-ray) in order to receive a Food Handling Permit
Section 11-38 Posting of Food Handling Permits
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or manage any
public eating place or any place where food or drink is
manufactured, processed, prepared, dispensed or otherwise
handled in the city, unless every person handling food or drink
in such business has a valid Food Handling Permit from the
City-County Health Department posted in a conspicuous place on
the premises
Section 11-39 Food Handling Permits - Duration
[1~ Any permit granted under the provisions of Section 11-36
subsection (1) of this ordinance shall remain in full force and
effect twelve (12) months from the date of issuance unless
sooner revoked for cause
Section 11-40 Permits -Non-Transferable
Bvery permit issued under the prowslons of this Code shall
be non-transferable
Section 11-41 Revocation of Food Handling Permit
The Health Officer of the Denton City-County Health
Department or his designated assistant shall have the right to
deny issuing or revoking a valid food handling permit at any
time the holder of such card becomes, or is suspected of being
{1) ~nfected w~th a disease in a communicable form that can be
transmitted by foods, [2) or who is a carrier of organisms that
cause such a d~sease, (S) or while afflicted with a bo~l, an
infected wound, or an acute respiratory infection, shall work in
a food service establishment in any capacity in which there is a
likelihood of such person contaminating food or food-contact
surfaces with pathogenic organisms or transmitting disease to
other persons Such revocation shall remain in effect until a
licensed physician certifies freedom of communicable disease
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Section 11-42/11-49 Reserved
SECTION II
This ordinance shall become effective on Ma), 1, 1981
PASSED AND APPROVED Th~s the ~% day of /~t~/~e~,f
1981
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P4tCH~RD 0 /STEWART, MAYOR
CITY~OF DF. NToN, TEXAS
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF D~.NTON, TEXAS
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