§ 13-1. Parish health unit permit required to engage in food services.  


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  • The sheriff and ex officio tax collector of the parish shall demand of all persons engaged in manufacturing, processing, distributing, serving, selling or offering for sale prepared foods, beverages, liquors or milk products for human consumption, a written permit to be issued by the parish health unit to do business as required by the state sanitary code before issuing them a parish occupational license to do business in this parish; provided, however, if this permit is not issued or denied by the parish health unit within 15 days, the sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall issue the license. If such permit is denied by the parish health unit, the sheriff shall not issue such license until the health department permit is issued.

(Code 1975, § 13:96)