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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0177_170170 Section 5. ACTUAL ISSUANCE AND LTFECTIVE PERIOD OF FOOD HANDLERS RE:GIST- RATION CERTIFICATL. After the above has been accomplished, the applicant shall then pre- sent himself or herself to the Williamson Copnty Health Department and shall thereupon be issued a foodhandler's registration certificate by said Williamson County Health Department which shall be'valid twelve (12) months from the time of taking such physical examination. Each such certificate must be renewed by each such applicant each twelve (12) months by the same procedure as outlined above. ARTICLE III 21FORCEIIIENT, PENALTIES, REPK L, ETC. Section 1. MKING IT UNLA19'UL FOR FOOD ILINDLF.RS TO WORK AS SUCK WITHOUT REGISTRATION CE: MFICATE. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any food handler, as defined in this ordinance, to work for any person, firm, corporation or association as a food handler in the City ofGeorgetown, Texas, without having a food handler's registration certificate issued to him or her by the Williamson County Health Department, which is valid at the time of such employment. Said food handler's registration certificate shall be surrendered to the employer who will post it in a conspicuous location. Section 2. CO'MIXIJICABLE DISEASE CONTROL: When the City IIealth Officer, the Director of the Williamson County IIealth Department or a representative of said department has reason to believe that there exists a possibility of transmission of infection from a food handler, he shall be authorized to require any or all of the following: (A) The immediate exclusion of the employee,' as an employee, from all food establishments. (B) The immediate closing of the food establishment concerned until no further danger of disease outbreak exists. (C) Adequate medical examinations of the employee and of his associates, with such laboratory examinations as may be indicated. The expense of such examinations is to be the responsibility of the employer. Section 3. PENALTY. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions hereof shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00 nor more than Two hundred Dollars ($200.00 and each day that a violation hereof continues shall constitute a separate offense. , Section 4. liLPEALING CLAUSE: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby expressly repealed insofar as the same are in conflict with this ordinance. Section 5. SETERABILITY: If any part of this ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, such invalid part shall not effect the remainder hereof and such remainder shall remain in full force and effect. This ordinance shall become effective when publication has been com- pleted as provided by the Charter of the City of Georgetown, Texas. Unanimously PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the 8th, day of December, 1969. ATTEST: CLAUDE FADS, CITY SE;CItETAILY JAY C. SLOAN, MAYOR,,,CIZY OF GOERGETOMN, TLKAS