(A) General. Food maybe examined or sampled by the regulatory authority as often as necessary for enforcement of these rules.
(B) Hold order.
(1) The regulatory authority 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 it believes is in violation of the rules or any other provision of the rules.
(2) The regulatory authority shall tag, label, or otherwise identify any food subject to the hold order.
(3) No food subject to the hold order shall be used, served, or moved from the establishment.
(4) The regulatory authority 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.
(C) Hearing.
(1) The hold order shall state that a request for hearing may be filed within ten days and that, if no hearing is requested, the food shall be destroyed.
(2) 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 maybe directed by written order to denature or destroy such food or to bring it into compliance with the provisions of these rules.
(Ord. 768, passed 8-24-95) Penalty, see § 90.093