For purposes of Sections
456 through
456.5, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Closed Placard” means a red placard issued by a County Environmental Health Inspector to a Food Preparation and Service Establishment at the conclusion of a Routine or Scheduled Inspection in which one or more Major Violations that may pose an Imminent Health Hazard are documented, which violations, or subset thereof, are not corrected at the time of the inspection, as set forth in the Food Inspection Report.
“Conditional Pass Placard” means a yellow placard issued by a County Environmental Health Inspector to a Food Preparation and Service Establishment at the conclusion of a Routine or Scheduled Inspection in which two or more Major Violations that may pose an Imminent Health Hazard are documented, which violations are corrected at the time of the inspection, as set forth in the Food Inspection Report.
“Food Inspection Report” means the written notice prepared and issued by a County Environmental Health Inspector after conducting an inspection of a Food Preparation and Service Establishment to determine compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local statutes, orders, ordinances, quarantines, rules, regulations, or directives relating to the public health.
“Food Preparation and Service Establishment” is defined in Section 451 and for purposes of Sections 456et seq. shall include a Food Preparation and Service Establishment operation in conjunction with a “food product and marketing establishment” (as defined in Section 440). “Imminent Health Hazard” has the meaning set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 113810, as amended from time to time.
“Major Violation” has the meaning set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 113821, as may be amended from time to time.
“Notice of closure” means a public notice that may be posted by a county environmental health inspector at a Food Preparation and Service Establishment upon suspension or revocation of the establishment’s public health permit to operate and that results in the immediate closure of the establishment and the discontinuance of all operations of the Food Preparation and Service Establishment, by order of a County Environmental Health Inspector, because of violations of applicable Federal, State, or local statutes, orders, ordinances, quarantines, rules, regulations, or directives relating to the public health.
“Pass Placard” means a green placard issued by a County Environmental Health Inspector to a Food Preparation and Service Establishment at the conclusion of a Routine or Scheduled inspection in which no more than one Major Violation that may pose an Imminent Health Hazard is documented, which violation is corrected at the time of the inspection, as set forth in the Food Inspection Report.
“Placard” means a Closed Placard, a Conditional Pass Placard, or a Pass Placard.
“Routine Inspection” means a periodic, unannounced inspection of a Food Preparation and Service Establishment to determine compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local statutes, orders, ordinances, quarantines, rules, regulations, or directives relating to the public health. A Routine Inspection shall not mean an inspection conducted by a County Environmental Health Inspector to determine compliance with a previously issued Food Inspection Report or any interim inspection conducted to determine compliance with specific regulations or legal requirements.
“Scheduled Inspection” means an announced inspection of a Food Preparation and Service Establishment that is scheduled for the purpose of following up on a Routine inspection, and where a food safety evaluation is made and a new Placard may be issued.
(Added by Ord. 81-04, File No. 040092, App. 5/20/2004; amended by Ord. , File No. 190710, App. 11/15/2019, Eff. 12/16/2019)
