2001-06-25 Special Called Meeting

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(3) coordinates training, supervises, or directs food preparation activities and takes corrective action as needed to protect the.health of the consumer; and (4) conducts in-house self -inspection of daily operations on a periodic basis to see that policies and procedures concerning food safety are being followed. (h) "Ice cream truck" is a mobile food establishment from which only prepackaged frozen desserts are offered for sale or are sold. (i) "Mobile food unit" or "mobile food establishment" means a vehicle mounted food establishment designed to be readily moveable. (j) "Permit" means the document issued by the Regulatory Authority that authorizes a person to operate a food establishment. (k) "Permit holder" means the entity that is legally responsible for the operation of the food establishment such as the owner, the owner's agent, or other person; and who possesses a valid permit to operate a food establishment. (1) "Person" means an association, corporation, individual, partnership, or other legal entity. (m) "Person in charge" means the permit holder or individual present at a food establishment who is responsible for the operation at the time of inspection. (n) "Physical facilities" means the structure and interior surfaces of a food establishment including accessories such as soap and towel dispensers and attachments such as light fixtures and heating or air conditioning system vents. (o) "Plumbing system" means the water supply and distribution pipes; plumbing fixtures and traps; sol, waste, and vent pipes; sanitary and storm sewers and building drains, including their respective connections, devices, and appurtenances within the premises; and water - treating equipment. (p) "Premises" means the physical facility, its contents, and the contiguous land or property under the control of the permit holder; or the physical facility, its contents, and the contiguous land or property and its facilities and contents that are under the control of the permit holder that may impact food establi,$hment personnel, facilities, or operations, if a food establishment is only one component of a larger operation such as a health care facility, hotel, motel, school, recreational camp, or prison. (q) "Pushcart" means a non self-propelled mobile food unit limited to serving nonpotentially hazardous foods requiring a limited amount of preparation as authorized by the Regulatory Authority. A pushcart is a mobile food unit. (r) "Regulatory Authority" means the public health authority or Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services. (s) "Restricted Mobile Unit" means a mobile food establishment that serves only food that is prepared, packaged in individual servings, transported and stored under conditions meeting state law and rules, or beverages that are not potentially hazardous and are dispensed from covered urns or other protected equipment. - (t) "Retail food store" means any establishment or section of an establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer for off -premise consumption. The term includes delicatessens that offer prepared food in bulk quantities only. (u) "Roadside food vendor" means a person who operates a mobile retail store from a temporary location adjacent to a public road or highway. (v) "Rules" means the rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioners Court pursuant to Chapter 437 of the Texas Health & Safety Code, as amended. (w) "State law and rules" means Chapter 437 of the Texas Health & Safety Code, as amended, and any regulations promulgated by the Texas Department of Health to regulate food - establishments. (x) "Temporary food establishment" means a food establishment that operates for a period of no more than.14 consecutive days in conjunction with a single event or celebration.