(a) Whenever an inspection indicates that the condition of a licensee's premises creates an imminent hazard to the public health or to the health of any animal in the licensee's care, the executive director may immediately suspend the license and impound any animal in the licensee's care until such time that the conditions that caused the hazard are corrected.
(b) Upon suspension of any license, all operations related to the license shall cease at once. The executive director may cause a "notice of closure" sign to be conspicuously placed upon the suspended licensee's premises. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a "notice of closure" sign placed on the licensee's premises unless authorized to do so by the executive director.
(c) A licensee whose license has been suspended may at any time apply for restoration of the license. Within 48 hours after the executive director receives the application, accompanied by a statement signed by the licensee that the provisions previously violated have been complied with, the executive director shall cause a reinspection of the licensee's premises to assure that the conditions that caused the hazard have been corrected. When the reinspection indicates full compliance, the license shall be restored; provided that a license suspended a second or subsequent time shall not be restored sooner than the expiration of 48 hours from the time of suspension.
(d) A reinspection fee in the amount set forth in Section 4-4-135 shall be assessed against the licensee of any establishment for each inspection conducted by the executive director to address a violation previously identified in an inspection.
(e) In addition to any penalties set forth in section 4-384-160, the licensee shall be liable for the actual costs incurred by the city to abate, remediate, repair or remove the conditions that gave rise to the violation.
(f) The executive director shall notify the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection immediately upon the suspension or reinstatement of any license pursuant to this section.
(Added Coun. J. 7-26-06, p. 81829, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-07, p. 98109, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 150; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 138)