City of Milwaukee - File #: 971622

• File #: 971622
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/20/1998
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/10/1998
• Effective date: 2/27/1998
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to regulation of food peddlers and other food sellers and providing for fees for certain food-related licenses and permits.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: FEES, FOOD DEALERS, LICENSES, PERMITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/26/1998	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
2/18/1998	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/10/1998	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Ald. Murphy presented a substitute 2 to be substituted in lieu of the substitute recommended for passage by the Public Safety Committee and moved for its Acceptance. The motion prevailed. Ald. Murphy moved for passage of said ordinance. Prevailed.	Pass	16:0
2/10/1998	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
1/29/1998	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	3:0
1/27/1998	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
1/21/1998	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
1/21/1998	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: No response
1/20/1998	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
971622
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 2
REF:

XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to regulation of food peddlers and other food sellers and providing for fees for certain food-related licenses and permits.
SECS:
60-21-5 cr
60-31-4 cr
60-91-1-c cr
60-91-2-c cr
60-91-3-b rc
60-91-3-c cr
60-91-4-c cr
60-91-5-c cr
60-91-6-c cr
68-4-1-e cr
68-4-1.5 cr
74-1-1-a rn
74-1-1-b rn
74-1-1-c rn
74-1-1.5-a cr
74-1-1.5-c am
74-1-2.2 cr
74-1-3-c am
74-1-4 am
74-1-6 rc
74-1-7.5 rc
95-1-2-c rc
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This ordinance modifies current food sales regulations. The ordinance requires food peddlers selling perishable foods to keep them at specified temperatures, to have a scale for foods sold by weight and to comply with existing parking restrictions. Persons selling bottled water or canned soda do not need a permit but must comply with all other food sales regulations. The ordinance adds appeal procedures for food peddlers whose permits are suspended or revoked. Appeals are to the food license review board and must be filed with the health commissioner within 5 days of the action being appealed. The ordinance clarifies that a food peddler's permit may be immediately suspended without notice for a violation of the ordinance, state statute or any rules or regulations issued under such ordinance or statute when the violation constitutes a substantial hazard to the public health, safety or welfare.

The ordinance specifies that door-to-door food sales are prohibited except for "occasional sales" by a religious, fraternal, youth, civic or patriotic organization, service club or church. "Occasional sales" are sales for not more than 3 days in any 12-month period.

The ordinance also institutes a $5 duplicate license fee for health department licenses issued for food peddlers, food dealers, linear meters, retail petroleum meters, scales, taximeters, timing devices and vehicle tank or bulk plant meters.

The ordinance a...