Ord 2025-4038_Regulations for Mobile Food Vendors

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d. Health authority means the Harris County Public Health Department, or its designee, or any other agency charged with enforcement of regulations applicable to establishments regulated under this section. e. Mobile concession trailer means a vending unit selling items defined as edible goods, which is pulled by a motorized unit and has no power to move on its own. f. Mobile food cart or concession cart means a mobile vending unit, selling items defined as edible goods, that must be moved by non -motorized means. g. Mobile food truck means a self-contained motorized unit selling items defined as edible goods. h. Mobile food vending unit means a mobile food truck, mobile food cart, concession cart, or mobile concession trailer. I. Mobile food vendors shall mean any business that operates or sells food or beverages for human consumption, hot or cold, from a mobile food vending unit. j. Mobile food vendor food court means a site designed for the operation of one or more mobile food vendors as the primary use. k. Texas Food Establishment Rules or the Rules means 25 Texas Administrative Code chapter 228, as amended. (2) Regulations formobile food vendors. a. No person shall act as a mobile food vendor in the city without a permit issued by the city b. Each mobile food vendor shall display at all times, in a conspicuous place where it can be read by the general public, the City of La Porte permit under this article and permit number. c. Mobile food vendors shall not operate within a public park, public right-of-way, publicly owned property or site without written permission from the City Council, unless participating in a City sponsored event. d. Mobile food vendors must meet all applicable state, county, and local laws. e. Mobile food vendors must meet all applicable laws regarding mobile food vendors as described in most recently adopted edition of the International Fire Code (IFC) or any subsequent amendments thereto. f. Mobile food vendors must operate from an approved commissary in good standing as defined in and required by the Texas Food Establishment Rules. g. The mobile food vendor shall secure and display at all times in a conspicuous place where it can be read by the general public, a health permit from Harris County Public Health Department. h. All employees of the permit holder must have a valid food handlers training certificate. i. When required, mobile food vending units must be equipped with commercial mechanical facilities sufficient to provide proper cooking ventilation and fire suppression for eating establishments, as established under the city's adopted building codes. All equipment on the vehicle shall be NSF International (formerly National Sanitation Foundation) approved, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved, or of commercial grade. j. Mobile food vendors shall provide covered garbage and storage facilities for employee and customer use, of sufficient size that refuse is fully contained in a manner that prevents litter and