Title
Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Chapter 15, Food and Food Establishments, Section 15-1, Section 15-3, Section 15-21, Section 15,26, Section 15-38, Section 15-40, Section 15-47, Section 15-50, Section 15-66, Section 15-66, Section 15-67, Section 15-74, Section 15-86, Section 15-87, Section 15-88, Section 15-96, Section 15-97, Section 15-98, Section 15-106, Section 15-107, Section 136, Section 137, Section 141 and Section 142, to make the Ordinance consistent with the current practices of the Health Department and to conform to state and federal law; the repeal of Section 15-4, Sections 15-22 - 15-25, Sections 15-27 - 15-37, Section 15-39, Sections 15-41 - 15-46, Section 15-48 - 15-49, Sections 15-51 - 15-56, Sections 15-68 - 15-73, Sections 15-108 - 15-118, Sections 15-138 -15-140 and Sections 15-143 - 15-173 to delete sections that are already covered by state law; and the renumbering of appropriate sections for efficiency.
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
This Ordinance was no longer in conformance with state law. Furthermore, the Virginia Code and Regulations had become stricter than the City’s Food Ordinance because of changing thoughts about food safety. Rather than amend our Ordinance to match Virginia’s Code and Regulations, the Health Department and City Attorney’s Office decided to strike all provisions that were already regulated by the Virginia Code or Regulations, and keep only those sections that are specific to Hampton’s Ordinance, or are stricter regulations than those contained in the Virginia Code or Regulations.
Discussion:
During the course of drafting the amendments, it also became clear that the City’s Ordinance directed the Health Department to regulate certain activities that were already being regulated by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, such as retail stores and certain food manufacturing operations. We eliminated those redundancies as well....
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