Claremont Municipal Code Ch. 8.02 Public Health

Division 1, Parts 1 through 6, inclusive, of Title 8 of the Los Angeles County Code (Public Health Licensing Code), as amended and in effect on August 29, 2011, is adopted as the Public Health Licenses Code of the City of Claremont, and by reference is made a part of this chapter with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, subject to amendments, deletions and additions set forth in this chapter.

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Division 1 of Title 11, Chapters 11.02 to 11.38, inclusive, of the Los Angeles County Code (Health Code), as amended and in effect on August 29, 2011, is adopted as the Public Health Code of the City of Claremont, and by reference is made a part of this chapter with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, subject to amendments, deletions, and additions set forth in this chapter.

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Environmental Health Regulations, Part I, Chapter 36, of the County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health (County Body Art Regulations), as adopted and in effect on August 29, 2011, are adopted as the body art regulations of the City of Claremont, and by reference is a made a part of this chapter with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, subject to amendments, deletions and additions set forth in this chapter.

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The provisions of the incorporated Los Angeles County Public Health Licensing Code, Health Code, and Body Art Regulations (collectively referred to as "County Health Code") fully express the will and intention of the City Council of the City of Claremont as to those matters related to public health, which are contained therein and adopted herein.

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The provisions of this chapter, insofar as they are substantially the same as provisions of other provisions of the Claremont Municipal Code relating to the same subject matter existing immediately preceding adoption of the chapter, shall be construed as restatements and continuances, and not as new enactments. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this adopted codes and regulations of Los Angeles County codes and regulations, and any other provisions of the Claremont Municipal Code, the other provisions of the Claremont Municipal Code shall govern.

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The issuance of a permit, certification, or approval under the provisions of this chapter shall not constitute a waiver of any other requirement, or constitute an approval of any provision of the Claremont Municipal Code or any other law or ordinance, and all such requirements and provisions shall be complied with in addition to the obtaining of a permit, certification, or approval under the provisions of this chapter. A permit, certification, approval, or document purporting to give authority to violate any law or ordinance shall not be valid with respect to such authority.

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A. Violations. No person, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, shall violate, cause the violation of, or otherwise fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter. Every act prohibited or declared unlawful, and every failure to perform an act made mandatory by this chapter shall be a misdemeanor or an infraction, at the discretion of the City Attorney.

B. Penalties for Violations. All penalties for violations of this chapter shall be as set forth in Chapter 1.12 General Penalty of the Claremont Municipal Code. The penalties provided in Chapter 1.12 are cumulative to any other penalty provided by law.

C. Compliance with Health Officer. All persons shall obey all rules, regulations, orders or directives of the health officer, as defined in Section 8.04.240 of the Los Angeles County Code. Any person who, after notice, violates, or who, upon demand of the health officer, refuses or neglects to conform to any rule, regulation, order or directive prescribed by the health officer, shall be guilty of an infraction, or a misdemeanor, at the discretion of the City Attorney, as set forth in Chapter 1.12 of the Claremont Municipal Code.

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