§ 9-52-19. Frozen desserts—Mobile vendors.

A.

No person shall sell, offer for sale, or give away any frozen desserts on city streets, vacant lots or premises without a permit issued by the health department; provided that, a mobile ice cream truck or cart vendor may sell novelties which have been manufactured and packaged at a frozen desserts plant.

B.

A mobile frozen desserts vendor's permit shall not be issued to a person unless the following conditions are met:

1.

The vending vehicle or cart must be specially designed as a vending vehicle or cart and be approved by the health department.

Automobile or passenger conveyance vehicles shall not be used to transport or dispense frozen desserts.

2.

The vending vehicle or cart must be constructed so as to be easily cleaned and shall be kept clean.

3.

The vending vehicle or cart must be constructed so as to protect the frozen desserts from contamination.

4.

The vending vehicle or cart shall have a separate compartment or containers for the storage of boxes and paper.

5.

The vending vehicle or cart shall be labeled with the name and address of the distributor on both sides of the vehicle in three-inch letters or numbers as designated by the health department.

6.

Only frozen desserts novelties shall be sold, offered for sale, or given away in a mobile frozen desserts vendor's vehicle or cart. Thermometers must be visible in each freezer compartment to monitor the temperature of the frozen desserts.

7.

Vehicles or carts shall be loaded and operated only from an establishment which meets the requirements of the state law and local ordinances of the city and which has a permit from the health department.

8.

Vehicles or carts shall be parked only in a location, which coincides with the zoning ordinances of the county or city.

(Ord. No. 5542, § 1, 12-17-2013)