A. Each food vending vehicle, including the interior of cabinet units or compartments, shall be equipped so as to have smooth, easily accessible, and easily cleanable surfaces. Unfinished wooden surfaces are not permitted. Construction joints shall be tightly fitted and sealed so as to be readily cleanable. Equipment, including utensils, shall be constructed of nontoxic materials and shall be readily cleanable.

B. During the vending operation, no food shall be stored, displayed or served from any place other than the food vending vehicle.

C. Food condiments shall be protected from contamination and, where available for self-service, shall be prepackaged or available only from approved dispensing devices.

D. During transportation and storage, food and food contact surfaces shall be protected from contamination.

E. All food vending vehicles shall operate out of a commissary or other facility approved by the county of Kern health department. Food vending vehicles shall report to the commissary at least once each operating day for cleaning and servicing operations. In addition, food vending vehicles whereon non-packaged hot dogs are handled shall be properly stored at a commissary or other facility approved by the county of Kern health department so as to be protected from unclean or unsanitary conditions.

F. Food products remaining after each day’s operation shall be stored only in a food facility approved by the county of Kern health department.

G. Utensils and equipment shall be handled and stored so as to be protected from contamination. Single-service utensils shall be contained only in sanitary containers or approved sanitary dispensers, stored in a clean, dry place until used, handled in a sanitary manner, and used once only.

H. All wastewater shall be drained to a water receptor approved by the county of Kern health department.

I. Readily perishable foods shall be maintained at or below seven degrees Celsius (forty-five degrees Fahrenheit) or at or above sixty degrees Celsius (one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit) at all times.

J. Vending from a food vending vehicle pursuant to a land use certificate shall be conducted within sixty meters (two hundred feet) of approved and readily available toilet and hand washing facilities or as otherwise approved by the county of Kern health department to ensure proper sanitary facilities are available to the mobile food vendors, operators, and their customers. (Ord. 513 §1 (Exh. A), 2006).