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pD "" ORDINANCE NO. V
AN ORDINANCE of the City .of Kent, Wash-
ington, adopting by reference King County
Resolution No. 28938, codified in the King
County Code under Chapter 6.04, "Food Service
Establishments", making an amendment thereto;
and providing for the filing of three copies
thereof with the Kent City Clerk.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is adopted upon the effective date
of this Ordinance and upon the filinq of three copies of the
following described Code in the office of the Kent City Clerk,
that certain Code known as Resolution No. 28938, passed by the
Board of King County Commissioners November 16, 1964, and codified
under Section 6.04 of the King County Code entitled, "Food Service
Establishments".
Section 2. Section 18 of Resolution No. 28938, codified
as 6.24.030 in the King County Code and which reads as follows:
"Penalty for violations. Anyone violating
or failing to comply with any of the pro-
visions of this title upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed
three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the county jail for a term not to exceed ninety
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
and each day that anyone shall continue to so
violate or fail to comply shall be considered
a separate offense."
his hereby_ amended to read as follows:
"Penalty for violations. Anyone violating
or failing to comply with any of the pro-
visions of this title upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed
three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the city jail for a term not to exceed ninety
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
and each day that anyone shall continue to so
violate or fail to comply shall be considered
a separate offense."
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
Eorce five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and
Dublication as provided by law.
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ISABEL HOGAN, MAYaV
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ATTEST:
MARIE JENSEN,( City Clerk
APP VED AS TO FORM:
DONALD E. MIRK, City Attorney
Passed the day of April, 1971.
Approved the day of April, 1971.
Published they ____day of April, 1971.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy
of Ordinance No. j? 1(c , passed by the City Council
of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of
the City of Kent as hereon indicated.
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(SEAL)
MARIE JE , City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 28938
A RESOLUTION relating to and regulating the storage, sale and serving of foods in
food -service establishments and similar facilities, requiring permits, defining
offenses, prescribing penalties and repealing Resolution No. 11134, as amended,
and other resolutions insofar as in conflict herewith.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY OF KING AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The following words and phrases as used herein shall mean as
follows:
1. ADULTERATED: The condition of a food (a) if it bears or contains any
poisonous or deleterious substance in a quantity which may render it injurious to
health; (b) if it bears or contains any added poisonous or deleterious substance for
which no safe tolerance has been established by regulation, or in excess of such
tolerance if one has been established; (c) if it consists in whole or in part of any
filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for human con-
sumption; (d) if it has been processed, prepared, packed or held under insanitary
conditions, whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may
have been rendered injurious to health; (e) if it is in whole or in part the product
of a diseased animal, or an animal which has died otherwise than by slaughter; or
(f) if its container is composed in whole or in part of any poisonous or deleterious
substance which may render the contents injurious to health.
2. APPROVED: Acceptable to the health officer based on his determina-
tion as to conformance with appropriate standards and good public health practice.
3. CLOSED: Fitted together snugly leaving no opening large enough to
permit the entrance of vermin.
4. CORROSION -RESISTANT MATERIAL: A material which maintains its origi-
nal surface characteristics under prolonged influence of the food, cleaning com-
pounds and sanitizing solutions which may contact it.
5. EASILY CLEANABLE: Readily accessible and of such material and finish,
and so fabricated that residue may be completely removed by normal cleaning methods.
G. EMPLOYEE: Any person working in a food -service establishment who
transports food or food containers, who engages in food preparation or service, or
who comes in contact with any food utensils or equipment.
7. EQUIPMENT: All stoves, ranges, hoods, meatblocks, tables, co: -ers,
refrigera.:ors, sinks, dishwashing machines, steam -tables, and similar items, other
than uter,sils, used in the operation of a food -service establishment.
S. FOOD: Any raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, beverage, or
ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human con-
sumption. ,
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9. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES: Those surfaces of equipment and utensils with
which food normally comes in contact, and those surfaces with which food may come in
contact and drain back onto surfaces normally in contact with food.
10. FOOD DEMONSTRATION: Serving without charge, any sample or small por-
tion of food, drink or food product for consumption within a food -service establish-
ment or in an area within a food -service establishment where food is not routinely
served for consumption on the premises.
11. FOOD-PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT: A commercial establishment in which
food is processed or otherwise prepared and packaged for human consumption.
12. FOOD -SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT: Any fixed or mobile restaurant, coffee -
shop; cafeteria; short-order cafe; luncheonette; grill; tearoom; sandwich shop; soda
fountain; tavern, bar; cocktail lounge; night club; roadside stand; industrial -
feeding establishment; retail grocery; retail food market; retail bakery; private,
public, or non-profit organization or institution routinely serving food; catering
kitchen; food processing establishment; commissary or similar place in which food
or drink is prepared for sale or for service on the premises or elsewhere; and any
other establishment or operation where food is served or provided for the public
with or without charge. Milk establishments governed by other resolutions of the
County shall not be included within the provisions of this resolution.
13. HEALTH OFFICER: The Director of Public Health of the County of King
or his designated representative.
14. KITCHENWARE: All multi -use utensils other than tableware used in the
storage, preparation, conveying, or serving of food.
15. MISBRANDED: The presence of any written, printed, or graphic matter,
upon or accompanying food or containers of food, which is false or misleading, or
which violates any applicable State or local labeling requirements.
16. PERISHABLE FOOD: Any food of such type or in such condition as may
spoil.
17. PERSON: Any individual, or a firm, partnership, company, corporation,
trustee, association, or any public or private entity.
13. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD: Any perishable food which consists in
whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish,
or other ingredients capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infec-
tious or toxigenic micro-organisms.
19. SAFE TEMPERATURES, as applied to potentially hazardous food, shall
mean temperatures of 450F. or below, and 1400F. or above.
20. SANITIZE: Effective bactericidal treatment of clean surfaces of
equipment and utensils by a process which has been approved b the
health officer
as being effective in destroying micro-organisms, including pathogens.
21. SEALED: Free of cracks or other openings which permit the entry or
passage of moisture.
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22. SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES: Cups, containers, lids, or closures; plates,
knives, forks, spoons, stirrers, paddles, straws, place mats, napkins, doilies,
wrapping material; and all similar articles which are constructed wholly or in part
from paper, paperboard, molded pulp, foil, wood, plastic, synthetic, or other readily
destructible materials, and which are intended by the manufacturers and generally
recognized by the public as for one usage only, then to be discarded.
23. TABLEWARE: All multi -use eating and drinking utensils, including
flatware (knives, forks, and spoons).
24. TEMPORARY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT: Any food -service establishment
which operates at a fixed location for a temporary period of time, not to exceed two
weeks, in connection with a fair, carnival, circus, or public exhibition.
25. UTENSIL: Any tableware and kitchenware used in the storage, prepara-
tion, conveying, or serving of food.
26. WHOLESOME: In sound condition, clean, free from adulteration, and
otherwise suitable for use as human food.
Section 2. 1. FOOD SUPPLIES: All food in food -service establishments
shall be from sources approved or considered satisfactory by the health officer and
shall be clean, wholesome, free from spoilage, free from adulteration and mis-
branding, and safe for human consumption. No hermetically sealed, non-acid and
low -acid food which has been processed in a place other than a commercial food-
processing establishment shall be used.
2. FOOD PROTECTION: All food while being stored, prepared, displayed,
served, or sold at food -service establishments, or during transportation between
such establishments, shall be protected from contamination. No food shall be pre-
pared in a mobile food _service establishment. All perishable food shall be stored
at such temperatures as will protect against spoilage. All potentially hazardous
food shall be maintained at safe temperatures (450F. or below, or 1400F. or above),
except during necessary periods of preparation and service. Raw fruits and vege-
tables shall be washed before use. Stuffing, poultry, stuffed meats, and poultry,
and pork and pork products shall be thoroughly cooked before being served. Indi-
vidual portions of food once served to the customer shall not be served again;
PROVIDED, That wrapped food which has not been unwrapped and which is wholesome
may be re -served.
Only such poisonous and toxic materials as are required to maintain sani-
tary conditions and for sanitization purposes may be used or stored in food -service
establishments: PROVIDED, That retail grocery stores may be exempted from this
requirement when such products are handled in a manner acceptable to the health
officer. Poisonous and toxic materials shall be identified, and shall be used and
stored only in such manner and under such conditions as will not contaminate food
or constitute a hazard to employees or customers.
Section 3. 1. PERSONNEL HEALTH AND DISEASE CONTROL: No person while
affected with any disease in a communicable form, or while a carrier of such
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disease, or while afflicted with boils, infected wounds, sores, or an acute respi-
ratory infection, shall work in any area of a food -service establishment in any
capacity in which there is a likelihood of such person contaminating food or food -
contact surfaces with pathogenic organisms or transmitting disease to other indi-
viduals; and no person known or suspected of being affected with any such disease
or condition shall be employed in such an area or capacity. If the manager or
person in charge of the establishment has reason to suspect that any employee has
contracted any disease in a communicable form or has become a carrier of such
disease, he shall notify the health officer immediately. It shall be the responsi-
bility of anyone operating a food -service establishment to see that all employees
have valid Food and Beverage Service Workers Permits issued under Chapter 197, Laws
of 1957, and the Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Health. It shall be
unlawful for anyone to work in a food -service establishment without a valid Food
and Beverage Service Workers Permit. Such permits shall be issued by the Seattle -
King County Department of Public Health and signed by the local health officer.or
his authorized representative and all applicants for such a permit or renewal
thereof, shall pay to such department a fee in the sum of two dollars ($2.00).
2. CLEANLINESS: All employees shall wear clean outer garments, maintain
a high degree of personal cleanliness, and conform to hygienic practices while on
duty. They shall wash their hands thoroughly in an approved hand -washing facility
before starting work, and as often as may be necessary to remove soil and contamin-
ation. No employee shall resume work after visiting the toilet room without first
washing his hands.
Section 4. 1. EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: All equipment and utensils shall
be so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be smooth, easily cleanable
and durable, and shall be in good repair; and the food -contact surfaces of such
equipment and utensils shall, in addition, be easily accessible for cleaning, non-
toxic, corrosion resistant, and relatively non-absorbent: PROVIDED, That when
approved by the health officer, exceptions may be made to the above material require-
ments for equipment such as cutting boards, blocks, and bakers' tables.
All equipment shall be so installed and maintained as to facilitate the
cleaning thereof, and of all adjacent areas.
Equipment in use at the time of adoption of this resolution which does not
meet fully the above requirements, may be continued in use if it is in good repair,
capable of being maintained in a sanitary condition and the food-oontact surfaces are
non-toxic.
Single service articles shall be made from non-toxic materials.
2. CLEANLINESS OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: All eating and drinking uten-
sils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage.
All kitchenware and food -contact surfaces of equipment, exclusive of
cooking surfaces of equipment, used in the preparation or serving of food or drink,
and all food -storage utensils, shall be thoroughly cleaned after each use. Cooking
surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at least once a day. All utensils and food -
contact surfaces of equipment used in the preparation, service, display, or storage
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of potentially hazardous food shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized prior to such
use. Non -food -contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at such intervals as to
keep them in a clean and sanitary condition.
After cleaning and until use, all food -contact surfaces of equipment and
utensils shall be so stored and handled as to be protected from contamination.
All single -service articles shall be stored, handled and dispensed in a
sanitary manner, and shall be used only once.
Food service establishments which do not have adequate and effective faci-
lities for cleaning and sanitizing utensils shall use single -service articles.
Section 5. 1. WATER SUPPLY: The water supply shall be adequate, of a
safe, sanitary quality and from an approved source. Hot and cold running water under
pressure shall be provided in all areas where food is prepared, or equipment, uten-
sils, or containers are washed; provided that hot and cold running water under
pressure may not be required for mobile food -service establishments when the food
offered for sale from such establishments is prepared and packaged in individual
portions at a fixed food -service establishment operating under valid permit.
Water, if not piped into the establishment, shall be transported and
stored in approved containers and shall be handled and dispensed in a sanitary
manner.
Ice used for any purpose shall be made from water which comes from an
approved source, and shall be used only if it has been manufactured, stored,
transported, and handled in a sanitary manner.
2. SEWAGE DISPOSAL: All sewage shall be disposed of in a public sewerage
system, or, in the absence thereof, in a manner approved by the health officer.
3. PLUMBING: Plumbing shall be so sized, installed and maintained as to
carry adequate quantities of water to required locations throughout the establish-
ment; as to prevent contamination of the water supply; as to properly convey sewage
and liquid wastes from the establishment to the sewerage or sewage -disposal system;
and so that it does not constitute a source of contamination of food, equipment, or
utensils, or create an insanitary condition or nuisance.
4. TOILET FACILITIES: Each food -service establishment shall be provided
with adequate, conveniently located toilet facilities for its employees; provided
that adequate and convenient toilet facilities may not be required for employees of
a mobile food -service establishment when the food offered for sale from such estab-
lishments is prepared and packaged in individual portions at a fixed food -service
establishment operating under valid permit. Toilet fixtures shall be of sanitary
design and readily cleanable. Toilet facilities, including rooms and fixtures,
shall be kept in a clean condition and in good repair. The doors of all toilet
rooms shall be self-closing. Toilet tissue shall be provided. Easily cleanable
receptacles shall be provided for waste materials, and such receptacles in toilet
rooms for women shall be covered. Where the use of non -water -carried sewage dis-
posal facilities have been approved by the health officer, such facilities shall be
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separate from the establishment. When toilet facilities are provided for patrons,
such facilities shall meet the requirements of this sub -section and sub -section 5.
5. HAND -WASHING FACILITIES: Each food -service establishment, with the
exception of a mobile food -service establishment when the food offered for sale
from such establishments is prepared and packaged in individual portions at a fixed
food -service establishment operating under valid permit, shall be provided with ade-
quate, conveniently located hand -washing facilities for its employees, including a
lavatory or lavatories equipped with hot and cold or tempered running water, hand -
cleansing soap or detergent, and approved sanitary towels or other approved hand -
drying devices. Such facilities shall be kept clean and in good repair.
6. GARBAGE AND RUBBISH DISPOSAL: All garbage and rubbish containing
food wastes shall, prior to disposal, be kept in leak -proof, non-absorbent con-
tainers which shall be kept covered with tight -fitting lids when filled or stored,
or not in continuous use: PROVIDED, That such containers need not be covered when
stored in a special vermin -proofed room or enclosure, or in a food -waste refriger-
ator. All other rubbish shall be stored in containers, rooms or areas in an
approved manner. The rooms, enclosures, areas and containers used shall be adequate
for the storage of all food wastes and rubbish accumulating on the premises. Ade-
quate cleaning facilities shall be provided, and each container, room, or area shall
be thoroughly cleaned after the emptying or removal of garbage and rubbish. Food
waste grinders, if used, shall be installed in compliance with State and local
standards and shall be of suitable construction. All garbage and rubbish shall be
disposed of with sufficient frequency and in such a manner as to prevent a nuisance.
7. VERMIN CONTROL: Effective measures shall be taken to protect against
the entrance into the establishment and the breeding or presence on the premises of
vermin.
Section 6. 1. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: The floor surfaces in
kitchens, in all other rooms and areas in which food is stored or prepared and in
which utensils are washed and in walk-in refrigerators, dressing or locker rooms and
toilet rooms, shall be of smooth, non-absorbent materials, and so constructed as to
be easily cleanable: PROVIDED, That the floors of non -refrigerated, dry -food -
storage areas need not be non-absorbent. All floors shall be kept clean and in good
repair. Floor drains shall be provided in all rooms where floors are subjected to
flooding -type cleaning or where normal operations release or discharge water or
other liquid waste on the floor. All exterior areas where food is served shall be
kept clean and properly drained, and surfaces in such areas shall be finished so as
to facilitate maintenance and minimize dust.
The walls and ceilings of all rooms shall be kept clean and in good
repair. All walls of rooms or areas in which food is prepared, or utensils or
hands are washed, shall be easily cleanable, smooth and light-colored, and shall
have washable surfaces up to the highest level reached by splash or spray.
2. LIGHTING: All areas in which food is prepared or stored or utensils
are washed, hand -washing areas, dressing or locker rooms, toilet rooms, and garbage
and rubbish storage areas shall be well lighted. During all clean-up activities,
adequate light shall be provided in the area being cleaned, and upon or around
equipment being cleaned.
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3. VENTILATION: All rooms in which food is prepared or served or uten-
sils are washed, dressing or locker rooms, toilet rooms, and garbage and rubbish
storage areas shall be well ventilated. Ventilation hoods and devices shall be
designed to prevent grease or condensate from dripping into food or onto food pre-
paration surfaces. Filters, where used, shall be readily removable for cleaning
or replacement. Ventilation systems shall comply with applicable State and local
fire -prevention requirements and shall, when vented to the outside air, discharge
in such manner as not to create a nuisance.
4. DRESSING ROOMS AND LOCKERS: Adequate facilities shall be provided for
the orderly storage of employees' clothing and personal belongings. Where employees
routinely change clothes within the establishment, one or more dressing rooms or
designated areas shall be provided for this purpose. Such designated areas shall
be located outside of the food preparation, storage, and serving areas, and the
utensil -washing and storage areas: PROVIDED, That when approved by the health
officer, such an area may be located in a storage room where only completely
packaged food is stored. Designated areas shall be equipped with adequate lockers,
and lockers or other suitable facilities shall be provided in dressing rooms.
Dressing rooms and lockers shall be kept clean.
5. HOUSEKEEPING: All parts of the establishment and its premises shall
be kept neat, clean, and free of litter and rubbish. Cleaning operations shall be
conducted in such a manner as to minimize contamination of food and food -contact
surfaces. None of the operations connected with a food -service establishment shall
be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. Soiled linens, coats,
and aprons shall be kept in suitable containers until removed for laundering. No
live bird or animals shall be allowed in any area used for the conduct of food-
service establishment operations: PROVIDED, That -guide dogs accompanying blind
persons may be permitted in dining area.
Section 7. Temporary Food -Service Establishments, Food Demonstrations,
and specific food -service establishments, including mobile restaurant, retail
grocery, retail food market, and retail bakery, shall comply with all provisions
of this ordinance which are applicable to their operation: PROVIDED, That the
health officer may augment such requirements when needed to assure the -service of
safe food, may prohibit the sale of certain potentially hazardous food and may
modify specific requirements for physical facilities when in his opinion no immi-
nent health hazard will result and may establish rules and regulations governing
such operations.
Section 8. PERMIT: It•shall be unlawful for anyone to operate a food-
service establishment without a valid permit so to do issued to him by the health
officer. Only a person who complies with the requirements of this resolution and
rules and regulations of the health officer shall be entitled to receive and retain
such a permit. Permits shall not be transferable and shall be valid only for the
person and place for which issued. It shall be valid for one year from date of
issue. Said permit shall be posted conspicuously in the food -service establishment
for which issued. Permits for temporary food -service establishments may be issued
for a period of time not to exceed 14 days.
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Issuance of Permits: Any person desiring to operate a food -service estab-
lishment shall make written application for a permit on a form to be provided by
the health officer. Such application shall include the applicant's full name and
post office address and whether such applicant is an individual, firm, or corpora-
tion, and, if a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners, the location
and type of the proposed food -service establishment; and the signature of the appli-
cant or applicants. If the application is for a temporary food -service establish-
ment, it shall also include the inclusive dates of the proposed operation.
The health officer shall make an inspection of the proposed food -service
establishment to determine compliance with the provisions of this resolution. When
inspection reveals that the applicable requirements of this resolution have been
met, a permit shall be issued to the applicant by the health officer.
Section 9. Suspension of Permits: Any permit may be suspended tempor-
arily by the health officer for failure of the holder to comply with the require-
ments of this resolution.
Whenever a permit holder or operator has failed to comply with any notice
issued under the provisions of this resolution, the permit holder or operator shall
be served with a notice that, effective upon such service, his permit is suspended.
Such notice shall advise that a hearing on such suspension will be provided if a
written request for a hearing is filed with the health officer by the permit
holder.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this resolution, whenever the
health officer finds that a violation of this resolution has created or is creating
an insanitary or other condition in a food -service establishment which, in his
judgment, constitutes so serious a hazard to the public health as to require the
immediate closure of the establishment, he may without warning, notice or hearing,
suspend its permit effective immediately and all food service operations shall
cease immediately. If in the health officer's opinion, immediate closure is not
required he may issue a written notice to the permit holder or operator citing the
resolution violations creating the insanitary conditions, specifying the corrective
action to be taken, and the time period within which such action shall be taken.
Any person to whom such an order is issued or whose permit is suspended under this
section shall comply immediately with the order of the health officer but upon
written petition to the health officer shall be afforded a hearing as soon as
possible.
Reinstatement of Suspended Permits: Any person whose permit has been
suspended, may at any time make application for a reinspection for the purpose of
reinstatement of the permit. Within ten days following receipt of a written
request, including a statement signed by the applicant that in his opinion the
conditions causing suspension of the permit have been corrected, the health
officer shall make a reinspection. If the applicant is complying with the require-
ments of this resolution, the permit shall be reinstated.
SECTION 10. REVOCATION OF PERMITS: For serious or repeated violations
of any of the requirements of this resolution, or for interference with any health
officer in the performance of his duties, or for failure to comply with any notice
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properly given under this resolution, the health officer may permanently revoke any
permit. Before revoking any permit the health officer shall notify the permit
holder in writing of the reasons for which the permit is subject to revocation and
advising that the permit shall be permanently revolted at the end of five days
following service of such notice, unless a request for a hearing is filed with the
health officer by the permit holder within such five-day period. A permit may be
suspended for cause pending its revocation or a hearing relative thereto.
Hearing: Hearings on suspensions or revocation of permits shall be con-
ducted'by the Director of Public Health, or by a person designated by him at such
time and place as he shall designate. At such hearing the permittee may appear
with or without counsel and may testify, call witnesses and cross examine. The
person conducting the hearing shall make a finding and shall sustain, modify or
rescind any official notice or order considered at the hearing. A written report
of the hearing decision shall be furnished to the permit holder by the health
officer.
Section 11. INSPECTION OF FOOD -SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS: The health offi-
cer shall inspect each food -service establishment as often as is necessary for the
enforcement of this resolution.
Access to Establishments: A health officer exhibiting proper identifica-
tion shall be permitted to enter, at any reasonable time, any food -service estab-
lishment for the purpose of making inspections to determine compliance with this
resolution. He shall be permitted to examine the records of the establishment
pertaining to food and supplies purchased, received, or used, and persons employed.
Section 12. INSPECTION RECORDS: Whenever the health officer makes an
inspection of a food -service establishment, he shall record his findings on an
Inspection Report Form prepared by the Director of Public Health who shall be
guided in the preparation thereof by PHS Form 4006. The health officer making
such inspection shall furnish the original of such inspection report form to the
permit holder or operator. Such form shall summarize the requirements of Sections
2 through 7 of this resolution and shall set forth demerit point values to be
charged any such permittee for violation of any of such requirements.-- Upon com-
pletion of an inspection, the health officer shall total the demerit point values
for all requirements in violation, such total becoming the Demerit Score of the
establishment.
The health officer making such inspection shall notify the permit holder
or operator of all violations he may find by delivering to him a properly filled
out inspection report form or other written notice. In such notification, the
health officer shall set forth the specific violations found, together with the
Demerit Score of the establishment. When a Demerit Score is 20 or less, all vio-
lations of 2 or 4 demerit points must be corrected by the time of the next routine
inspection; or when the Demerit Score is more than 20 but not more than 40, all
items of 2 or 4 demerit points must be corrected within 30 days; or when one or
more 6 demerit point items are in violation, regardless of Demerit Score, all such
items must be corrected within 10 days. When the Demerit Score is more than 40,
the health officer shall immediately suspend the permit. All violations in temp-
orary food -service establishments must be corrected within 24 hours of notice
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thereof. Failure to comply with such notice shall result in immediate suspension
of the permit.
The inspection report form shall state that an opportunity for appeal
from any notice or inspection findings will be provided if a written request for
a hearing is filed with the health officer within the time established in the
notice for correction.
Service of Notices: Notices provided for under this resolution shall be
deemed served when delivered personally to the permit holder or person in charge of
the activity licensed or when sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the last known address of the permit holder. A copy of such notice
shall be filed with the records of the health officer.
Section 13. EXAMINATION AND CONDEMNATION OF FOOD: Food may be examined
or sampled by the health officer•as often as may be necessary to determine freedom
from adulteration or misbranding. The health officer may, upon written notice to
the owner or person in charge, place a hold order on any food which he determines
or has probable cause to believe to be unwholesome or otherwise adulterated, or
misbranded. Under a hold order, food shall be permitted to be suitably stored.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or alter a hold order, notice or tag
placed on food by the health officer, and neither such food nor the containers
thereof shall be relabeled, repacked, reprocessed, altered, disposed of, or de-
stroyed without permission of the health officer, except on order by a court of
competent jurisdiction. The owner or person in charge may demand a hearing such
as is provided for in Section 10 hereof and on the basis of evidence produced at
such hearing, or on the basis of his examination in the event a written request
for a hearing is not received within 10 days, the health officer may vacate the
hold order, or may by written order, direct the owner or person in charge of the
food which was placed under the hold order, to denature or destroy such food or
to bring it into compliance with the provisions of this ordinance: PROVIDED, That
such order of the health officer to denature or destroy such food or bring it into
compliance with the provisions of this ordinance shall be stayed if the order is
appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction within three (3) days.
Section 14. Food from food -service establishments outside the county may
be sold within the county if such food -service establishruents conform to the provi-
sions of this resolution or to substantially equivalent provisions. To determine
the extent of compliance with such provisions, the health officer may accept
reports from responsible authorities in other jurisdictions where such food -service
establishments are located.
Section 15. PLAN REVIEW OF FUTURE CONSTRUCTION: When a food service
establishment is hereafter constructed or extensively remodeled, or when an
existing structure is converted for use as a food -service establishment, properly
prepared plans and specifications for such construction, remodeling, or alteration,
showing layout, arrangement, and construction materials of work areas, and the
location, size, and type of fixed equipment and facilities, shall be submitted to
the health officer for approval before such work is begun.
Section 16. PROCEDURE WHEN INFECTION IS SUSPECTED: When the health offi-
cer has reasonable cause to suspect possibility of disease transmission from any
food -service establishment employee, the health officer shall secure a morbidity
history of the suspected employee, or make such other investigations as may be
indicated, and take appropriate action. The health officer may require any or all
of the following measures: (a) the immediate exclusion of the employee from all
food -service establishments; (b) the immediate closure of the food -service estab-
lishment concerned until, in the opinion of the health officer, no further danger
of disease outbreak exists; (c) restriction of the employee's services to some area
of the establishment where there would be no danger of transmitting disease; and
(d) adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the employee, of other
employees, and of his and their body discharges.
Section 17. ENFORCEMENT INTERPRETATION: This resolution shall be.
enforced by the Director of Public Health in accordance with the compliance provi-
sions of the 1962 Edition of the "United States Public Health Service Food -Service
Sanitation Ordinance and Code", a copy of which is on file in the Office of the
Director of Public Health. The health officer is also authorized to make rules
and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution for the
purpose of enforcing and carrying out its provisions.
Section 14". PENALTY: Anyone violating or failing to comply with any of
the provisions of this resolution upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), or by imprisonment in the
County Jail for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment, and each day that anyone shall continue to so violate or fail to
comply shall be considered a separate offense.
Section 19. UNCONSTITUTIONALITY CLAUSE: Should any section, subsection
or part of this resolution be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason,
such shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions.
Section 20. REPEAL: Resolutions No. 11134, 1195"-, and all other resolu-
tions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.
This Resolution shall be in full force and effect on and after same day.
Passed this 16th day of November, 1964.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ICING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
/s/ Ed Munro
Ed Munro, Chairman
/s/ Scott Wallace
Scott Wallace, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Robert A. Morris /s/ John T. O'Brien
Clerk of the Board John T. O'Brien, Commissioner
By: /s/ Ralph R. Stender
Deputy