(A) A food service license fee shall be charged prior to the issuance of a license to operate a retail food establishment. All license fees shall be charged in accordance with the Health Department schedule of fees as given in § 37.35, as amended from time to time.
(B) Penalties charged as a result of failure to comply with applicable provisions of this chapter, and as listed in § 37.35, shall be levied and collected.
(C) Temporary retail food establishments shall not be charged a fee for failure to comply with applicable provisions of this chapter. Temporary retail food establishments that fail to fully comply with these requirements shall not be issued a food service license, and shall likewise be ordered to cease operations.
(D) Any person operating a retail food establishment without a license, except for new ownership of an existing business that has been previously licensed by the county Health Officer, without interruption of service, shall be assessed a fine in accordance with enforcement provisions specified in this chapter. The Health Officer may require an existing establishment to temporarily close until all applicable requirements have been met.
(Ord. 2000-15, passed 8-8-00) Penalty, see § 10.99