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Ordinance to Repeal and Recreate Section 7.04 of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Food Establishments
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 7.04 of the Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
7.04 FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS.
(1) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and the enforcement of this section:
(a) Health Commissioner. The term "Health Commissioner" shall mean the Health Commissioner of the City or designee.
(b) Permit. The document issued by the West Allis Health Department that authorizes a person to operate a food establishment. The term “permit” shall be used interchangeably with the term “license.”
(c) Person. The term “person” shall mean any person, firm, organization, or corporation.
(d) State Administrative Fee. The term "State Administrative Fee" shall mean the amount of money paid annually to the Department of Health Services (hereinafter “DHS”), and/or the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (hereinafter “ATCP”), of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to agency contracts between those agencies and the West Allis Health Department.
(2) State regulations. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Wisconsin Food Code, ATCP chapters 75 and 88, DHS 196 and its appendices, Wisconsin Statute Section 66.0417, Wisconsin Statute Sections 254.61 through 254.88 as related to food safety and enforcement, and Wisconsin Statute Section Chapter 97 as they are from time to time amended are hereby adopted by reference. All food establishments shall comply with all applicable provisions of these regulations.
(3) Permit Required. No person shall operate a food establishment in the City without a permit from the Health Commissioner. Only a person who complies with the requirements of this section shall be entitled to receive and retain a ...
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