Glendale, AZ Public Health Rules: Food Handler Certification (2026)

City Code § 21-42(b) sets the requirement directly: every applicant for a peddler's or solicitor's license who, as part of the business, will handle any unpackaged meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, garden produce, farm produce or other food products must file with the application a current food handler's health certificate from the Maricopa County health department, plus any other similar certificate or permit required by law for food handling. This sits inside Chapter 21, Article I's broader special regulatory license scheme: § 21-2 makes operating as a peddler or solicitor without that underlying license unlawful in the first place, so a food-handling peddler needs both the license itself and the county health certificate on file before working.

The certificate requirement runs alongside the other application pieces in the same section: a vehicle photo if a vehicle is used, and a property contract for a stationary operation. Because Article I contains no separate penalty clause for missing supporting documentation, the general enforcement path under § 21-24 applies: the tax and license manager can suspend a license for up to 60 days or revoke it for a violation of Article I, which includes operating without the required food handler certificate on file, and § 1-7 sets the Class 1 misdemeanor penalty for code violations lacking their own specific fine.

The requirement channels the county's own food-safety inspection and certification process into the city's licensing gate rather than duplicating it locally: Glendale relies on the Maricopa County health department's certificate as the substantive food-safety credential and only checks that it exists before letting a food-handling peddler or solicitor operate in the city.