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<br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA
<br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY
<br /> VItLAGE OF ARDEN HiLLS
<br /> ORDINANCE NO. 163
<br /> . AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND LICENSING
<br /> ~ THE HANDLING, STORING, PREPARING, AND
<br /> OFFERING FOR SALE OF GROCERIES,
<br /> VEGETABLES, FRUITS, MILK AND DAIRY
<br /> PROOUCTS, BAKERY GOODS, CANDY AND MEATS,
<br /> WHETHER RETAIL OR WHOLESALE, INCLUDING SALE THEREOF BY ITINERANT VENDORS, AND
<br /> PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
<br /> The Village Council of the Village of Arden Hills does
<br /> hereby ordain as follows:
<br /> Section 1. Definitions. The word "person" as used in
<br /> This Ordinance shall include any anq all individuals, firms, associations, or corporaTions. The word "food"
<br /> , shall include iTems prepared or held for sale for human .
<br /> consumpfion as specifically mentionetl in the title
<br /> hereof or elsewhere in ihis Ordinance, buT excluding malf beverages, intoxicating liquors, soft drinks,
<br /> cigarettes, or oTher items similar ihereta if the same
<br /> are specifically covered by oTher regulatory and - or
<br /> licensing ordinances of ihis Village.
<br /> Section Y. License Required. No person shall sell or "
<br /> offer for sale, whether aT retail or wholesale, food in ,
<br /> Arden Hills without first obTaining license as provided
<br /> herein. Food iTems covered herein include, without
<br /> limitation, groceries, vegetables, fruits, milk, dairy
<br /> producis, bakery goads, candy, and meats, but
<br /> resTauranis and the like duly licensetl under oTher or-
<br /> dinances of ihis Village shall not be required to obtain
<br /> . ' IicensesunderihisOrdinanceforihesaleoffood. Section 3. License Application and Investigation. Any
<br /> person desiring a I icense To sell food hereuntler shal I file
<br /> an applicaTion Therefor with the Clerk - Administrator. .
<br /> Such applicaTion shall contain the name and place of
<br /> . residence of the applicant, the nature of his business,
<br /> the place where he carrys on said business or proposes
<br /> fo carry it on, the owner of the sublect premises and
<br /> residence of the owner. In addition such applicaTion _
<br /> shall include such other information as may be
<br /> reasonably required by the Clerk - Adminisirator To
<br /> effectively carry out the provisions hereof. Such ap-
<br /> plication shall be referred fa the HealTh Officer, who
<br /> shall make such investigation as he deems necessary
<br /> and endorse on the application his approval or disap-
<br /> proval with reference particularly To the saniTary and
<br /> healthful condiTion of the proposed place of business and
<br /> the manner in which such business is proposed To be
<br /> operated or has been operated in the past. Upon ap-
<br /> proval by the Council a license may then be issued by
<br /> the Clerk - AdminiSTrator.
<br /> Section a. Conditions of Operation. Licensees
<br /> hereunder must maintain iheir operation in clean and
<br /> sanitary condition at all times and in full conformance _
<br /> with all applicable requiremenTS of the State of Min-
<br /> nesota or agencies ihereof. Licensetl establishmenis
<br /> musT be open for inspecfion by the Healih Officer and
<br /> other agenis or representatives of the Village at all
<br /> reasonable times to insure healthful and saniTary
<br /> operaTion of the licensed establishment. V iolation of any
<br /> of the provisions hereof shall be cause for cancellation
<br /> of the license, in addition to oTher penalties provided -
<br /> herein, but unless the Council, upon recommendation of
<br /> the HealTh Officer, deems ihaT immetliate cancellaTion
<br /> is required for the public good, reasonable notice of
<br /> . inTenf fo cancel shall be given the holder of the license
<br /> and the licensee shall be given a public hearing before
<br /> the Council.
<br /> Section S. License Fees. The following license fees are
<br /> established for sale oi partiCUlar food iTems. HereafTer
<br /> license fees for licensees hereunder shall be contained
<br /> in the Table of License Fees (now Ortl. No. 151), as the
<br /> same may be amended, and reference should be made
<br /> ihereto for current fees. The license fees provided
<br /> herein shall not be cumulative; That is, for example, a
<br /> retail grocery license hereunder shall noT be required to
<br /> obTain additional license fees under ihis ordinance for
<br /> the oTher items covered in the following Table, and
<br /> unless specifically indicated to the contrary, no more
<br /> than one license tee shall be charged for the particular
<br /> iTem. Also, retail groceries are not required To obtain a
<br /> license for soft drinks sold other Than through a vending
<br /> machine. The fees are graduaTed on the basis of the
<br /> apparent regulatory problems involved, in the best
<br /> iudgment of the Council.
<br /> (a) Bakery - $25.
<br /> (b) Caterers - $25.
<br /> (c) Ifinerant food vendors, induding popcorn and ice
<br /> cream vendors - $25. _
<br /> (d) Milk: Pasteurizing Plant - $100.
<br /> Secondary Vendors - $25.
<br /> (3) Retail Candy - $25.
<br /> (f) ReTail grocery - $50. (g) Retail meaT, including meat locker planis - 825.
<br /> (h) Wholesale foods - $50.
<br /> Section 6. Penalties. In addition to possible can- cellation of a license issued hereunder, any violation of
<br /> • ' ihis Ordinance shail be deemed a misdemeanor
<br /> punishable by a fine of not more ihan 8300 and - or 90
<br /> days in iail.
<br /> Section 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in
<br /> effect and in full force frOm and after January 1, 1973,
<br /> buT not before its passage and publication.
<br /> Passed by The Council of the V illage of Arden Hills ihis
<br /> 13Th day of November, 1972.
<br /> Henry J. Crepeau, Jr., Mayor
<br /> Attest:
<br /> Lorraine E. Siromquist
<br /> Clerk - AdministreTOr
<br /> (BUlletin: Nov. 23, 1972)
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