Kern County Municipal Code Ch. 5.32 Food Peddlers

The requirements of this chapter shall be in addition to the requirements of Chapter 5.04 of this code.

(Prior code § 6661.6)

Every person engaged in the business of peddling, selling or delivering liquids or edibles for human consumption from packs, baskets, handcarts, wagons or other vehicles, either retail or wholesale, except persons selling or delivering, or both, to retail or wholesale establishments for resale, agricultural products raised by them, shall procure a license and pay a license fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per year for each pack, basket, handcart, wagon or other vehicle.

(Ord. G-6509 § 4, 1998: prior code §§ 6661, 6661.3)

Every hawker, itinerant peddler, itinerant vendor or other person engaged in the business of peddling or selling liquids or edibles for human consumption from packs, stands, handcarts, wagons or other vehicles, not otherwise provided for in this chapter, shall procure a license and pay a license fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per year or three dollars ($3.00) per quarter.

(Ord. G-6509 § 5, 1998: prior code § 6661.2)

Before any license may be issued for any pack, basket, handcart, wagon, or other vehicle referred to in subsection (A) of Section 5.32.020 of this chapter, it shall be inspected by the health officer and such license may not be issued unless and until the health officer determines that the pack, basket, handcart, wagon or other vehicle is capable of and is being maintained in a sanitary condition so that the health of the public is not threatened.

(Prior code § 6661.1)

Every pack, basket, handcart, wagon or other vehicle used by any peddler subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be maintained and kept in a sanitary condition so that the health of the public is not threatened. The health officer may adopt reasonable rules or regulations concerning the maintenance of such conveyances.

(Prior code § 6661.5)

A person engaging in the business of peddling, selling or delivering liquids or edibles for human consumption from packs, baskets, handcarts, wagons or other vehicles, either retail or wholesale, shall not remain or permit his pack, basket, handcart, wagon or other vehicle to remain in any one location for the purpose of sale or display of liquids or edibles for more than thirty (30) minutes during any twenty-four (24) hour period or return to the same location within any twenty-four (24) hour period, unless during all of the time during which he is at such location he keeps the premises in a neat and orderly condition, picks up and disposes in a sanitary manner of all debris, garbage, papers, litter and other things which detract from the sanitation, safety and appearance of such premises, and either: (a) all food products, except liquids, are sold only in sealed packages or from sanitary dispensers, or (b) toilet and handwashing facilities are available to the said licensee within a distance of three hundred (300) feet from the location, which facilities meet with the approval of the health officer.

(Prior code § 6661.4)

It is unlawful to violate any of the provisions of this chapter. Every violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense for each day of such violation. The minimum fine for violation of subsection (A) of Section 5.32.020 shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(Ord. G-6408 § 6, 1997: prior code § 6661.7)