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ORDINANCE NO. 16,600
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17,
ARTICLE II OF THE LITTLE ROCK CITY
CODE, 1988, PERTAINING TO LICENSE
AND PRIVILEGE TAXES; TO REGULATE
THE OPERATION OF FOOD SERVICE
ESTABLISHMENTS; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, food service establishments are required to
procure a State permit from the Division of Sanitarian Services
of the Department of Health under Ark. Code Ann. § 20 -57 -204;
and
WHEREAS, the City is permitted to regulate engaging of food
service establishments under Ark. Code Ann. § 26 -77 -105; and
WHEREAS, there is a potential threat to the health, safety
and welfare of the citizens of the City of Little Rock if food
service establishments are not properly licensed and displayed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Article II of the Little Rock City
Code, 1988 is hereby amended as follows:
Section 17 -53. All persons, firms,
individuals, or corporations required to
obtain a State Food Establishment Permit from
the Division of Sanitarian Services of the
Department of Health under Ark. Code Ann. §
20 -57 -204 shall prominently display said
permit or an exact facsimile thereof at each
address or location of operation.
Section 17 -54. To verify appropriate
licensure, the receipt for all food deliveries
by entities required under this ordinance to
have a privilege license shall reflects the
State Department of Health permit number.
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Section 7 -55. Each food establishm nt address
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or location of operation shall maintain a
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current address of each such location and the
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name of the manager of each location with the
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City Collector.
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Section 17 -56. Each food establishment address
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and kitchen location shall obtain and
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prominently display a City privilege license
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or an exact facsimile thereof.
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Section 17 -57. All nonprofit food service
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establishments now or hereafter required to
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obtain a State Department of Health food
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establishment permit shall also be required to
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obtain a City privilege license. The required
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state permit must be presented to the city
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collector before the privilege license can be
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issued. The fee for the privilege license
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shall be waived.
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Section 17 -58. The revocation of the State
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Department of Health food establishment permit
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shall constitute automatic revocation of the
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City privilege license. The privilege license
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shall be reinstated only if the State
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Department of Health permit is reissued.
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Section 17 -59. Failure to present a State Food
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Establishment Permit or a City privilege
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license when requested by a City Code
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enforcement officer upon request each shall be
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deemed a violation by the owner and manager
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and shall be punished as provided in Section
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1 -9. In addition thereto, failure to present a
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State Food Establishment Permit or a City
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privilege license when requested by a City
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code enforcement officer upon request shall be
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deemed a failure to be properly licensed as a
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food service establishment. Under those
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circumstances, the City code enforcement
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officer is hereby granted the authority to 127
seize all food at such food establishment
address or kitchen location of operation until
such time as the proper State Food
Establishment Permit and City privilege
license has been produced for that location.
SECTION 2: All businesses subject to this ordinance that
have a valid privilege license on the effective date of this
ordinance shall provide proof of a valid State Food
Establishment Permit when applying for a 1995 privilege license.
All businesses that do not have a valid privilege license on the
effective date of this ordinance shall provide proof of a valid
State Food Establishment Permit at the time the business applies
for a privilege license.
SECTION 3. EMERGENCY. The service of food to the general
public presents enormous potential risks to the health, safety
and welfare of the general public if not properly regulated. In
order to reduce the potential for such risks it is essential
that this regulation be adopted at the earliest time possible.
An emergency is therefore declared to exist and this ordinance
shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its
adoption.
PASSED: February 15, 1994
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