Sec.19-13-B41. Sanitation of public fair grounds, horse shows, horse races, and automobile races

No public fair grounds or grounds for horse shows, horse races and automobile races shall be used except after compliance with the following requirements:

(a) Water supply. Any water supply available for drinking or washing dishes shall be of safe sanitary quality. Any water found unsafe for human consumption on such grounds shall be either eliminated or purified by a process approved by the state department of health or shall be kept posted with placards definitely warning persons against its use. A safe water supply and handwashing and hand drying facilities shall be provided for the public where food is served.

(b) Disposal of excreta. Fly-tight privies or water-flushed toilets with a system of sewage disposal approved by the state department of health shall be provided and shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Separate installations for men and for women shall be provided and they shall be adequate for the accommodation of all persons attending or using the grounds. The location of all toilets shall be plainly indicated by signs.

(c) Disposal of refuse. Supervision and equipment sufficient to prevent littering of the ground with rubbish, garbage or other refuse shall be provided and maintained. Fly-tight depositories for such materials shall be provided and conspicuously located. Such depositories and any final places of disposition shall not be permitted to become foul-smelling or unsightly or breeding places for flies.

(d) Storage and service of food. All food and drink while being stored, prepared, displayed, served or sold, or during transportation, shall be protected from dust, flies, depredation and pollution by rodents, unnecessary handling, droplet infection, overhead leakage or other contamination. Raw fruits and vegetables shall be washed before use. All single service eating and drinking articles shall be made from nontoxic materials, and shall have been manufactured, packaged, transported, stored, handled and dispensed in a sanitary manner, and shall be used only once. Drinking straws or any other device, hollow in nature, whereby through its use a beverage can be drawn into the mouth shall be separately wrapped either individually or in pairs with a sanitary protective covering for individual use. All multi-use eating and drinking utensils shall be thoroughly washed and rinsed and sanitized after each use.

(e) Drinking beverage. All drinking beverages not bottled shall be kept in fly-tight containers, from which the liquid may be removed only by faucets. The pouring lips of bottles or containers of milk or other beverages shall not be submerged for cooling.

(Effective April 11, 1973)