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Policy Summary

Sets health and safety standards for food donation. Allows donation to a food salvager.

Background Information

State Texas
Jurisdiction Name Plano
Jurisdiction Type City,
Population Size 200,000-800,000
Legal Strategies
  • Requires something, sets standards
  • Expressly allows something
Reach Community-wide
Food System Category Distribute; Surplus;
Evidence for Health

This policy may correspond to diet-related strategies identified by the County Health Rankings’ What Works for Health tool, including:

For research on the potential effectiveness, please review the category links above.

We understand that this information is not comprehensive. It also does not include other important forms of evidence such as community members’ lived experiences and practice-based evidence.

Policy Details

Refers to priority populations?
No

Health-related goal?
Yes

Protect the public health. § 9-1; Food shall be safe, unadulterated and honestly presented. § 9-21.

Environmental goal?
No

Economic goal?
No

Includes findings?
No

Has a stated intent or purpose?
Yes

The function of this chapter is to protect the public health by establishing uniform requirements for food service operations. § 9-1.

Includes definitions?
Yes

§ 9-2

Addresses implementation?
Yes

Permitting procedures outlined at § 9-114.

Enforcement provisions?
Yes

Violations "shall be a misdemeanor offense and shall be subject to a fine in accordance with subsection 1-4(a) of the City Code of Ordinances for each offense. Any culpable mental state required for an offense resulting from a violation of this chapter shall be in accordance with subsection 1-4(c) of the City Code of Ordinances. Every day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense." § 9-116.

Evaluation component?
No

Requires extra investment?
No

Code context and ordinance history

Chapter 9 (Food Code), Article II (Food Care), Section 9-21 (Food Supplies). History: Ord. No. 2012-12-16, § I, 12-18-12

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