§ 6-53. Regulations.

Public food service establishments that receive a permit for a designated outdoor area pursuant to this division which shall require that:

(a)

Employees shall wash their hands promptly after touching, petting, or otherwise handling any dog(s) and shall wash their hands before entering other parts of the public food service establishment from the designated outdoor area.

(b)

Employees are prohibited from touching, petting or otherwise handling any dog while serving or carrying food or beverages or while handling or carrying tableware.

(c)

Patrons in a designated outdoor area shall be advised by appropriate signage, at conspicuous locations, that they should wash their hands before eating. Waterless hand sanitizer shall be provided at all tables in the designated outdoor areas.

(d)

Patrons shall keep their dogs on a leash at all times and shall keep their dogs under reasonable control.

(e)

Employees and patrons shall not allow dogs to come into contact with serving dishes, utensils, tableware, linens, paper products, or any other items involved with food service operation.

(f)

Employees and patrons shall not allow any part of a dog to be on chairs, tables, or other furnishings.

(g)

Employees shall clean and sanitize all table and chair surfaces with an approved product between seating of patrons.

(h)

Employees shall remove all dropped food and spilled drink from the floor or ground as soon as possible but in no event less frequently than between seating of patrons at the nearest table.

(i)

Employees and patrons shall remove all dog waste immediately and the floor or ground shall be immediately cleaned and sanitized with an approved product. Employees shall keep a kit with the appropriate materials for this purpose near the designated outdoor area.

(j)

Employees and patrons shall not permit dogs to be in, or to travel through, indoor or non-designated outdoor portions of the public food service establishment.

(k)

A sign or signs notifying the public that the designated outdoor area is available for the use of patrons and patrons with dogs shall be posted in a conspicuous manner that places the public on notice.

(l)

A sign or signs informing employees of these laws shall be posted on the premises in a conspicuous manner and place as determined by the city.

(m)

The public food service establishment and designated outdoor area shall comply with all permit conditions and the approved diagram.

(n)

Employees and patrons shall not allow any dog to be in the designated outdoor area of the public food service establishment if the public food service establishment is in violation of any of the requirements of this division.

(o)

Permits shall be conspicuously displayed in the designated outdoor area.

(p)

It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this division. Each instance of a dog on the premises of a public food service establishment without a permit is a separate violation.

(q)

Dogs in the public food service establishment which bark or otherwise create a disturbance or a nuisance condition for patrons of the establishment or the public shall be required by the employees to be immediately removed from the establishment.

(r)

Any other requirements of F.S. § 509.233 as may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. No. 12-06, § 1, 4-17-12)