§ 13A-61. Vermin control.

(a)

Required: Effective measures shall be taken to protect against the entrance into the establishment and the breeding or presence on the premises of vermin.

(b)

Reason: Insects and rodents are capable of transmitting a number of diseases to man through contamination of food and food-contact surfaces. Accordingly their presence in a food establishment creates a potential public health hazard which can be guarded against only by effective control of such vermin. Since vermin require food, water and shelter, control measures should be designed to deprive them of these requirements.

(c)

Compliance: This section shall be deemed to have been satisfied when the following requirements are met:

(1)

General:

a.

Effective control measures shall be utilized to minimize the presence of rodents, flies, roaches and other vermin on the premises.

b.

The premises shall be kept in such condition as to prevent the harborage or feeding of vermin.

(2)

Screening:

a.

Unless flies and other flying insects are absent from the immediate vicinity of the establishment, all openings to the outer air shall be effectively protected against the entrance of such insects by self-closing doors, closed windows, screening, controlled air currents or other effective means.

b.

Screening material shall be not less than 16-mesh to the inch or equivalent.

c.

Screen doors to the outer air shall be self-closing; and screens for windows, doors, skylights, transoms and other openings to the outer air shall be tight-fitting and free of breaks.

(3)

Rodentproofing: All openings to the outside shall be effectively protected against the entrance of rodents.

(Ord. No. O-76-20, § E(7), 9-9-76)