Food may be examined or sampled by the Director of Health as often as necessary for enforcement of this chapter or the Public Health Code of the state. The Director of Health may, upon written notice to the owner or person in charge specifying with particularity the reasons therefor, place a hold order on any food which he or she believes is in violation of the Public Health Code of the state or any section of this chapter. The Director of Health or his or her authorized agent shall tag, label or otherwise identify any food subject to the hold order. No food subject to a hold order shall be used, served or moved from the establishment. The Director of Health shall permit storage of the food under conditions specified in the hold order, unless storage is not possible without risk to the public health, in which case immediate destruction shall be ordered and accomplished. The holder shall state that a request for hearing may be filed with the Director of Health within 48 hours and that if no hearing is requested, the food shall be destroyed. A hearing shall be held if so requested, and on the basis of evidence produced at that hearing, the hold order may be vacated or the owner or person in charge of the food may be directed by written order to denature or destroy such food or to bring it into compliance with the provisions of this chapter or the Public Health Code of the state.
(Ord. passed 1-11-1984)