Chapter 6 EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS*
ARTICLE II. SANITATION REQUIREMENTS.
Sec. 6-19. Plumbing and disposal of wastes.
(a) Regulation. All wastes shall be stored and disposed of in
conformance with the regulations of the state board of health and mental
hygiene. All plumbing shall be so designed, installed and maintained as to
prevent contamination of the water supply, food, drink, utensils or equipment.
Waste water from refrigeration equipment shall be properly disposed
of.
(b) Satisfactory compliance.
(1) All liquid wastes resulting
from the cleaning and rinsing of utensils, equipment and floors, from flush
toilets, from lavatories and from other equipment are disposed of in a public
sewer or, in the absence of a public sewer, in accordance with the regulations
of the state board of health and mental hygiene or the city, whichever
applies.
(2) All plumbing complies with the Plumbing Code of the city and is
so designed and installed as to prevent contamination of the water supply
through interconnections and backsiphonage from fixtures and equipment and to
prevent contamination of food, drink, food-bearing surfaces, utensils and
equipment through sewage backflow.
(3) All garbage not quickly disposed of
through automatic garbage grinders and all trash is kept in tight, nonabsorbent
and easily washable receptacles, which are covered with close-fitting
lids.
(4) All garbage, trash and other waste materials are removed from the
premises as frequently as may be necessary to prevent nuisance, overflow,
unsightliness, rat harborage and food for rats, and are disposed of in a manner
satisfactory to the deputy state health officer.
(5) All garbage receptacles
are washed thoroughly when emptied and, if necessary, treated to prevent
nuisance.
(6) Class III itinerant establishments are equipped with a waste
receiving tank of at least fifty gallon capacity, unless connected to a proper
waste disposal facility.
(7) Drainage from coils or other dripping inside
the refrigerator space is collected and conducted to the outside of the
refrigerator where it is disposed of properly.
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