(a) Nothing in Sections 456 et seq. shall prohibit a County Environmental Health Inspector from immediately closing any Food Preparation and Service Establishment if, in the Inspector’s discretion, immediate closure is necessary to protect the public health.
(b) Upon issuance of a written notice of suspension or revocation of the Public Health Permit to operate by a County Environmental Health Inspector, the Inspector shall post a Closed Placard at the Food Preparation and Service Establishment so as to be clearly visible to the general public and to patrons.
(c) Upon issuance of the written notice of suspension or revocation of the Public Health Permit to operate by a County Environmental Health Inspector and posting of a Closed Placard, the Food Preparation and Service Establishment shall immediately close to the general public and to patrons and shall discontinue all operations until the Public Health Permit to operate has been reissued or reinstated by order of a County Environmental Health Inspector or until the establishment no longer operates as a Food Preparation and Service stablishment1
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(d) The Closed Placard shall remain posted until removed by a County Environmental Health Inspector. Removal of the Closed Placard by any person other than a County Environmental Health Inspector or the refusal of a Food Preparation and Service Establishment to close upon issuance of the written notice of suspension of the Public Health Permit to operate is a violation of Sections 456 et seq. and may result in the suspension or revocation of the Food Preparation and Service Establishment’s Public Health Permit to operate and shall be punishable as specified in Section 456.4.
(Added by Ord. 81-04, File No. 040092, App. 5/20/2004; amended by Ord. 252-19, File No. 190710, App. 11/15/2019, Eff. 12/16/2019)
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