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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 938 Chapter 14-Businesses and Licensing, Article VI. Food and Food Handlers, Division 2.-Food Establishments ORDINANCE 938 Chapter 14 –BUSINESSES AND LICENSING ARTICLE VI. –FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS DIVISION 2. –FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS Subdivision I. In General Sec. 14-316. Authority. Sec. 14-317. Purpose. Sec. 14-318. State health rules adopted. Sec. 14-319. Interference with or hindrance of health authority. Sec. 14-320. Supplemental laws, rules and regulations. Sec. 14-321. Violations. Secs. 14-322—14-340. Reserved. Sec. 14-316. Authority. The City of Maplewood regulates food, lodging, and public pool establishments through the delegation of authority from the Minnesota Department of Health. Sec. 14-317. Purpose. The purpose of this division is to establish standards to protect the health, safety and the general welfare of the people of the city. Thesegeneral objectives include the following: (1)Prevent food-borne illness. (2)Correct and prevent conditions that may adversely affect persons utilizing food establishments. (3)Provide minimum standards for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of food establishments. (4)Meet consumer expectations to the quality and safety of food establishments. (Code 1982, § 13-16) Sec. 14-318. State health rules adopted. Subject to any specific modifications set forth in this section, the city adopts and incorporates by reference state board of health statutes and rules including Minnesota Statutes 145A and 157 and Minnesota Rules, parts4626.0010 to 4626.2010.Said statutes and rules are hereby modified by deleting the terms "board" and "commissioner" and substituting the term "environmental health official" in place thereof, or other successor designated or authorized by the city council. (Code 1982, § 13-17) Sec. 14-319. Interference with or hindrance of health authority. No person shall interfere with, obstruct or hinder any health authority in the performance of their duties under this division or the laws of the state nor preventtheir performance thereof. (Code 1982, § 13-42) Sec. 14-320. Supplemental laws, rules and regulations. This division shall be construed to be supplementary to all laws, rules and regulations of the state department of health and state department of agriculture and is not intended and shall not be construed to permit that which is prohibited or declared unlawful by any such competent authority. All establishments shall, in addition to this division, comply with the applicable regulations of the state department of health and state department of agriculture. (Code 1982, § 13-43) Sec. 14-321. Violations. Anyperson convicted of violating this division will be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished in accordance withsection 1-15. (Code 1982, § 13-44) Secs. 14-322—14-340. Reserved The City Council approved this ordinance on July 14, 2014.