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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-13 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN <br />MARCOS, TEXAS, UPDATING AND REVISING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE <br />3, FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD VENDING MACHINES, OF <br />THE CITY CODE BY REPEALING THE CURRENT PROVISIONS AND <br />REPLACING THEM WITH PROVISIONS CONSISTENT WITH STATE <br />LAW GOVERNING FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS; INCLUDING <br />PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />RECITALS: <br />1. City staff has recommended that the Food Establishments and Vending Machines <br />Ordinance, Chapter 18, Article 3, be updated to reflect changes in state laws and be streamlined to <br />provide those citizens and businesses impacted by the Ordinance with a clear understanding of the <br />regulations intended to promote food safety. <br />2. The City Council wishes to implement the recommendations of City staff. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS: <br />SECTION 1. Chapter 18, Article 3, Food Establishments and Food Vending Machines is <br />hereby repealed and replaced with the following: <br />ARTICLE 3. - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS <br />DIVISION 1. GENERALLY <br />Secs. 18.061-18.085. - Reserved. <br />DIVISION 2. FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS <br />Sec. 18.086. Purpose. <br />The purpose of this division is to protect the public health by establishing unifonn <br />requirements for food establishments. <br />Sec. 18.087. Definitions. <br />In this division: <br />(A) Except as provided in Subsection (B), a term defined by the most current state rules has <br />the same meaning in this chapter. <br />(B) In this chapter: <br />L1L_AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT means produce, meat, fish, honey, dairy, seeds, live <br />