Alameda County Municipal Code Art. II Permits

A. Application. A person intending to operate any food facility must complete a health permit application and file it with ACDEH. A health permit must be obtained prior to operating any food facility.

B. Inspection. Once the permit application has been processed, the health inspector shall make an inspection of the food facility, and if all the provisions of this chapter and the California Health and Safety Code have been complied with, the health inspector shall notify the applicant and issue a health permit to operate.

C. Issuance. If the food facility does not conform to the provisions of this chapter, or the health laws and regulations of the state, the health inspector shall not issue a permit.

D. Unlawful Operation Without Permit. Except as set forth in the regulations, it is unlawful for any person controlling, leasing, acting as an agent for, conducting, or managing any food facility in the county, to conduct or operate, or cause or allow to be conducted or operated, such food facility without a permit to operate the same, during a suspension, or after the revocation of such permit, notwithstanding the fact that such person holds another valid license from a state, local or federal municipality to conduct such business, such as a business license.

(Ord. No. 2015-29, § 2, 6-9-15)