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ORDINANCE NO. ,.
AN ORDINANCE providing for the sanitary regulation
of food establishments in the City of Fort Worth,
including restaurants, hotel dining rooms, cafes,
cafeterias, lunch counters, ice cream parlors,
soda fountains, soft drink stands, grocery stores,
fruit stands, and all other places where food is
sold, prepared for sale, distributed orldisplayed
for sale, and providing for a penalty.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF 00181ISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
Section 1:
That the term "food establishment" as hereinafter
used in this Ordinance, shall be construed to mean restau-
rants, hotel dining rooms, cafes, cafeterias, lunch counters,
ice cream parlors, soda fountains, soft drink stands, grocery
stores, fruit stands, and all other places where food is sold,
prepared for sale, distributed or displayed for sale.
Section 2:
That the term "foodl-�as used in this 0ldinanoe
shall be construed to mean all articles used for food, drink,
confectionery or condiment, and all articles used in the
preparation thereof.
Section 3:
That no food establishment shall be located on
premises which are poorly drained or which are expeabd to
nearby sources of contamination, and no food establishment
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shall be maintained within 60 feet of any insanitary toilet,
stable, hog pen, or any other unwholesome or insanitary condition.
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Section 4:
That every building or room used as a food establishment
shall have the floors, side walls and ceilings constructed
and maintained so that they may be readily kept clean, well
lighted, drained and ventilated and so as to exclude animals,
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insects, dust, dirt and all other contaminating agents.
The flooring of such buildings or rooms shall be constructed
of water tight material, and shall be cleaned by a dustless
method.
Section 5:
That every food establishment shall be provided with
adequate, sanitary and conveniently located toilet and
lavatory facilities for the use of all employees. No common
towel shall be maintained in any lavatory.
Section 6:
That no sleeping or living quarters or toilet shall be
located in rooms used for the storage, preparation, serving
or distribution of food, and no wearing apparel shall be
stored within the rooms used for the preparation or serving
of food.
Section 7:�
That all doors, windows, ventilators and other apertures
of food establishments shall be effectually screened with metal
screening against flies at all times. The screen doors shall
be provided with automatic self-closing devices.
Section 8:
That all food served or stored in a food establishment
shall be kept at all times in a sanitary manner -in -ele-en
places. All refrigerators shall be kept clean and wholesome
in all parts and shall be drained in a sanitary manner-,(but
no refrigerator tall be drained by direct communication to
any sewer.
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Sectioh 9:
That all food offered for sale, sold, servi�d or stored
in any food establishment shall be wholesome and safe for
human consumption. No milk or cream shall be removed by
dipping from containers.
Section 10:
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That all food served to customers for immediate con-
sumption shall be handled with proper utensils in a cleanly
manner, and so far as is possible in the preparation or
serving of such food, the hands of the workers shall be pre-
vented from coming in contact with the food ingredients or
with the inner surfaces thereof.
Section 11:
That all food establishments shall be provided with
adequate, and suitable equipment and utensils for the storage,
preparation and serving of all food, so as to protect it
fr= contamination. Such_equipment_shall be kept, at all times
in a sanitary manner. No utensils shall be used in the
preparation of food which are cracked, chipped or otherwise
in such condition as to prevent them from being readily cleaned.
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Section 12:
That all utensils served to customers shall be cleaned
after each use by being washed in hot water with soap, by
being thoroughly immersed in clear boiling water or sterilized
by other approved methods and by being dried in a sanitary
manner. No water shall be used for cleaning such utensils
which has become insanitary from previous use. *
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That individual paper vessels may be used in the place
of glassware in the serving of food, but such paper vessels
shall be used only once for service and then shall be
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disposed of in a sanitary manner. All straws furnished to
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the customers shall be kept in covered dust and fly-proof,
metal, glass or sealed paper containers.
Section 14:
That all persons engaged in the preparation or serving
of food shall be clean in person and clothing et "all times,
and such persons shall thoroughly clean their hands before
begianing work and after a visit to the toilet or urinal.
Section 15:
That no person having any communicable disease or
carrying the infedtion of any communicable disease shall en-
gage in or be permitted to engage in the preparation or
serving of food, and no person shall work or be employed in
any food establishment during the time when a case of com-
municable disease exists in the place where he or she
resides, unless granted a special permit by the City Health
Officer.
Section 16:
That no person or employee shall expectorate or discharge
from the body,or any organ thereof, upon the floors, walls,
equipment or food of any food establishment.
Section 17:
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That accumulations of garbage and other"waste within,
under or around any building or room used as a food establish-
ment shall be prevented. All garbage from such food establish-
ments shall be placed in fly-proof, water tight, metal con-
tainers of adequate capacity. Such containers shall be kept
closed at all times, except when garbage is being deposited
therein or removed therefrom, and all garbage shall be removed
from the premises and the oontainers thoroughly cleared at
least once daily. Adequate and su itaETe c'6Tit-dtners
be provided for all ashes, waste paper, tin cans, floor
sweepings and other refuse.
Section 18:
That whatever condition ac t or thing in any food
establishment, as abov eacribed, which may be dangerous
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to human health, or whatever may render the building, air
or food hazardous or injurious to human health, in the
opinion of the City Health Officer, is hereby declared to
1 constitute a nuisance, which nuisance shall be abated in
such manner as may be prescribed by the City Health Officer.
Section 19:
That any person or persons, firm or corporation ,or
the agents of any such who neglects, fails or refuses to
comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall
be deemed guity of a misdemeanor and when convicted shall
be fined in the sum of not less than Ten ($10 .00) Dollars,
nor more than One Hundred ($100. 0) Dollars, and each time
such person or persons, firm or corporation, neglects, fails
or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this
Ordinance, shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section 20 4.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 21:
Should any section or part of section of this ordinance
be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of
ccmpetent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
other or remaining pactions or parts of sections of this
crdinanoe, but the same shall continue and be in full force
and effect.
Section 22:
Be it furt-.er ordained, that this Ordinance shall be in
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full force and effect on and after passage and publication
as required by law.
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