(a) Definitions. For the Purpose of this chapter:
(1) "Board of Health" or "Board" means the Board of Health of the Franklin County General Health District, Ohio.
(2) "Public Health Sanitarian or Sanitarian" means the Registered Sanitarian or Registered Sanitarian-In-Training who is authorized by the Health Commissioner to conduct standard or non-standard health and safety inspections.
(3) "Health Inspection Report" or "Inspection Report" means the "Standard Inspection Report", "Critical Control Point Inspection Report", and "Process Review Inspection Report" that is issued by Franklin County Public Health to the license holder or proprietor following a standard health or safety inspection.
(4) "Health Commissioner" means the Health Commissioner of the Franklin County General Health District, Ohio, or the Commissioner's authorized representative.
(5) "Health Department" or "Franklin County Public Health" means the Franklin County General Health District, Ohio.
(6) "Food Service Operation and Food Establishment Licensed Facility" means any food service operation or retail food establishment licensed or approved to operate by Franklin Public Health. However, "Licensed Facility” does not include food service vending machine locations.
(7) "License Holder" means the person, firm, association, corporation or entity to which the license for the operation of the licensed facility was issued.
(8) "Proprietor" means the license holder, owner, manager, operator, or other person in charge or control of the licensed facility.
(9) "Public Health Signage" means the placard that is issued by Franklin County Public Health to the license holder following a standard health or safety inspection. Said placard shall be five and one half inches by four and one quarter inches in size.
(b) Public Health Signage Requirements: The signage shall designate when the licensed facility was inspected, how to find the inspection report on the Franklin County Public Health website and a phone number to call for more information.
(c) Posting Requirements. The proprietor shall post the signage on the front door so as to be clearly visible to the general public and to patrons entering the licensed facility.
(Ord. 30-14. Passed 6-25-14.)
(d) Public Health Signage Requirement; Period of Validity.
(1) At the completion of each inspection of a licensed facility, Franklin County Public Health shall issue and deliver the health inspection report to the proprietor in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The proprietor shall continually maintain and display the most recent public health signage issued by Franklin County Public Health, until a more recent signage is issued by Franklin County Public Health.
(2) The proprietor shall make a copy of the inspection report available for review upon request, including any violations that were noted during the inspection, and any additional comments written by the sanitarian.
(e) Availability of Inspection Reports. Proprietors are required to make their most recent FCPH health inspection report available for review immediately upon request by a patron.
(f) Penalties.
(1) Pursuant to the Bexley City Code, whoever violates any provision of this chapter .is guilty of the offense offailure to comply with the.Franklin county Public Health Signage Requirements, a misdemeanor of the third degree. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate violation.
(2) Strict liability is intended to be imposed for a violation of this chapter. No proprietor shall fail to display the Public Health Signage.
(3) All fines and costs collected as a result of enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall be paid directly to Franklin County Public Health to fund future enforcement and education.
(Ord. 43-11. Passed 12-13-11.)