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Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a cigar or mattress factory that requires a permit from the Health Department shall pay an annual fee of $20 to the Tax Collector.
The license fees prescribed by this Section are due and payable on an annual basis commencing April 1st. Fees for new licenses issued prior to or after April 1st, or in any subsequent year, shall be prorated to April 1st, on a monthly basis.
(Amended by Ord. 242-70, App. 7/14/70)
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a pet shop or hospital for sick animals that requires a permit from the Health Department shall pay an annual license fee of $108 to the Tax Collector.
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a dog kennel that requires a permit from the Health Department shall pay an annual license fee of $108 to the Tax Collector, in addition to the fee prescribed in Section 221 of Part III of this Code.
The license fees set forth above shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(Amended Ord. 531-78, App. 12/1/78; Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93; Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in operating a vehicle for transportation of refuse or garbage that requires a permit from the Health Department shall pay an annual license fee to the Tax Collector as follows:
(a) Garbage truck, $3,268 for each vehicle.
The license fee set forth above shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
The fees prescribed by this Section are for the purpose of reimbursing the City and County of San Francisco for costs incurred in the implementation of the Mandatory Refuse Collection Program, the inspection and licensing of refuse vehicles and the adjudication of refuse collection rate disputes.
(Amended by Ord. 95-84, App. 3/8/84; Ord. 493-87, App. 12/23/87; Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93; Ord. 7-03, File No. 021804, App. 1/31/2003; Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in operating a swimming pool on a year-round basis that requires a permit from the Health Department shall pay an annual license fee of $274 to the Tax Collector. Swimming pools that require a permit from the Health Department which operate less than six months per year shall pay an annual license fee of $235 per year to the Tax Collector.
The license fees set forth above shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(Amended by Ord. 531-78, App. 12/1/78; Ord. 244-91, App. 6/24/91; Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93; Ord. 131-97, App. 4/18/97; Ord. 149-08, File No. 080744, App. 7/30/2008; Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)
(a) Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in operating a private ambulance that requires a Certificate of Operation shall pay an initial application fee of $13,517 at the time of filing the initial application, and an annual renewal fee of $6,758 to the Department of Emergency Management.
(b) Every person, firm, or corporation holding a Certificate of Operation must also pay an annual ambulance permit fee of $2,163 for each vehicle to the Department of Emergency Management.
(c) As authorized by Section 100083 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, the following fees are due and payable to the Department of Emergency Management by every person, firm, or corporation applying for and renewing the certification for an Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) Training Program:
(1) EMS Training Program Initial Application: $2,399 for a Paramedic Program, $1,602 for an Emergency Medical Technician (“EMT”) Program, and $805 for a Continuing Education Program.
(2) EMS Training Program Renewal, due every four years from the time of the last renewal: $1,203 for a Paramedic Program, $879 for an EMT Program, and $487 for a Continuing Education Program.
(d) As authorized by Section 100083 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations and Section 1797.212 of the California Health and Safety Code, the following fees are due and payable to the Department of Emergency Management by persons applying for and renewing EMT Certificates:
(1) Application for initial EMT Certificate: $193.
(2) Renewal of current and valid EMT Certificate, not including EMT-Paramedic: $143 due every two years.
(3) Application for initial and lapsed EMT-Paramedic Accreditation: $42.
(4) Application for initial and lapsed Critical Care Paramedic Endorsement: $42.
(5) Application for initial and lapsed Community Paramedic Accreditation: $42.
(6) Lost/duplicate EMT Certificate, Accreditation or Endorsement Card: $25.
(7) Professional Verification Form Completion: $25.
(e) As authorized by Sections 1798, 1798.2, and 1798.164 of the California Health and Safety Code, the following fees are due and payable annually in advance to the Department of Emergency Management by the following facilities (as defined in Section 901 of the Health Code) that receive patients through Ambulance Service Providers:
(1) Receiving Hospital: $20,616.
(2) STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction) Center: $25,197.
(3) Stroke Center: $25,197.
(4) Trauma Center: $25,197.
(5) Pediatric Center: $25,197.
(f) The Department of Emergency Management reviews and approves event medical plans for special events permitted by City departments. The following fees, based on anticipated crowd size, are due and payable upon submission of an event medical plan for review:
(1) Event medical plan review fee for event with 10,000 persons or more: $1,000.
(2) Event medical plan review fee for event with 5,000 to 9,999 persons: $500.
(3) Event medical plan review fee for event with 1,000 to 4,999 persons: $150.
(4) Event medical plan review fee for event with 1 to 999 persons: $50.
(g) Every person, firm, or corporation engaged as a Community Paramedic Provider shall pay an initial application fee of $200,000 at the time of filing the initial application or program review under Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act of 2020, and an annual renewal fee of $100,000 to the Department of Emergency Management.
(h) Beginning with fiscal year 2023-2024 and annually thereafter, the fees set forth in this Section 249.8 may be adjusted each year, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, as set forth in this subsection (h). Not later than April 1, the Director of the Department of Emergency Management shall report to the Controller the revenues generated by the fees for the prior fiscal year and the prior fiscal year’s costs of operation, as well as any other information that the Controller determines appropriate to the performance of the duties set forth in this Article 2. Not later than May 15, the Controller shall determine whether the current fees have produced or are projected to produce revenues sufficient to support the costs of providing the services for which the fee is assessed and that the fees will not produce revenue that is significantly more than the costs of providing the services for which the fee is assessed. The Controller shall, if necessary, adjust the fees upward or downward for the upcoming fiscal year as appropriate to ensure that the program recovers the costs of operation without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs. The adjusted rates shall become operative on July 1.
(i) For all services and other matters for which a fee is set forth in this Section 249.8, the Department of Emergency Management shall maintain on its website a listing of current fees, and shall make available upon request a copy of the listing of current fees.
(Amended by Ord. 531-78, App. 12/1/78; Ord. 244-91, App. 6/24/91; Ord. 160-08, File No. 080747, App. 7/30/2008; Ord. 154-09, File No. 090702, App. 7/15/2009; Ord. 59-10, File No. 100113, App. 3/25/2010; Ord. 185-10, File No. 100704, App. 7/23/2010; Ord. 172-17, File No. 170680, App. 7/27/2017, Eff. 8/26/2017, Retro. 7/1/2017; Ord. 135-21, File No. 210658, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021; Ord. 184-22, File No. 220684, App. 8/4/2022, Eff. 9/4/2022; Ord 175-23, File No. 230659, App. 7/28/2023, Eff. 8/28/2023)
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of fumigation that requires a permit from the Health Department shall pay an annual license fee of $21 to the Tax Collector.
The license fees prescribed by this Section are due and payable on an annual basis, commencing April 1st. Fees for new licenses issued prior to or after April 1st shall be prorated to April 1st on a monthly basis.
(Amended by Ord. 279-72, App. 9/28/72; Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93)
(a) Temporary permits, effective for a period of one to 90 days, and annual permits will be granted by the Department of Public Health (“Department”) to operate establishments under Section 248 – Food Product and Marketing Establishments and Section 249.1 – Food Preparation and Service Establishments.
(b) Business concerns whose regular sales activities concern products or commodities other than food, but sell or give away food periodically for sales promotion purposes shall obtain either a temporary or annual permit prescribed by this Section 249.11.
(1) Application fees, per event:
(A) Event sponsor: $180;
(B) Food operator, where all food sold or distributed and the method of processing the food is considered to be low in potential hazard by the Department: $50;
(C) Food operator, where any food sold or distributed or the method of processing the food is considered to be high in potential hazard by the Department: $130.
(2) Permit fees, per location:
(A) $74 for up to two days, and $50 for each additional day, where all food sold or distributed and the method of processing the food is considered to be low in potential hazard by the Department;
(B) $114 for up to two days, and $50 for each additional day, where any food sold or distributed or the method of processing the food is considered to be high in potential hazard by the Department.
(1) Application fees:
(A) Food operator, where all food sold or distributed and the method of processing the food is considered to be low in potential hazard by the Department: $401;
(B) Food operator, where any food sold or distributed or the method of processing the food is considered to be high in potential hazard by the Department: $401.
(2) Permit fees:
(A) Food operator, where all food sold or distributed and the method of processing the food is considered to be low in potential hazard by the Department: $353;
(B) Food operator, where any food sold or distributed or the method of processing the food is considered to be high in potential hazard by the Department: $588.
The annual fees set forth in this subsection (d) shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for periods beginning on or after April 1, 2026, the Annual Special Event permit fees in subsection (d)(2) shall be $0.
(e) Beginning with fiscal year 2025-2026 and annually thereafter, the fees set forth in this Section 249.11 may be adjusted each year, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, as set forth in this subsection (e). Not later than April 1, the Department shall report to the Controller the revenues generated by the fees for the prior fiscal year and the prior fiscal year’s costs of operation, as well as any other information that the Controller determines appropriate to the performance of the duties set forth in this Section. Not later than May 15, the Controller shall determine whether the current fees have produced or are projected to produce revenues sufficient to support the costs of providing the services for which the fee is assessed and that the fees will not produce revenue that is significantly more than the costs of providing the services for which the fee is assessed. The Controller shall, if necessary, adjust the fees upward or downward for the upcoming fiscal year as appropriate to ensure that the program recovers the costs of operation without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs. The adjusted rates shall become operative on July 1.
(Amended by Ord. 531-78, App. 12/1/78; Ord. 341-88, App. 7/28/88; Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93; Ord. 84-00, File No. 000424, App. 5/12/2000; Ord. 149-08, File No. 080744, App. 7/30/2008; Ord. 252-19, File No. 190710, App. 11/15/2019, Eff. 12/16/2019; Ord. 203-24, File No. 240406, App. 8/1/2024, Eff. 9/1/2024; Ord. 279-24, File No. 240926, App. 12/19/2024, Eff. 1/19/2025, Oper. 2/1/2025)
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating food vending machines shall pay a fee of $227 for each food vending machine operated. For purposes of this Section 249.12, “food vending machine” has the meaning set forth in Section 467 of Article 8 of the Health Code. The license fee set forth above shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
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