Earlier editions: 2026-07
Chapter 9 — General Licensing›Article II — Regulations Pertaining to Specific Businesses, Professions and Trades
Compton Municipal Code § 9-8 Bakeries
Compton Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Compton
Cite as: Compton Municipal Code § 9-8 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 9-8.1. Definitions.¶
[Ord. #856, §§ 6491 — 6491.2]
As used in this section:
BAKERY
Shall mean each separate and distinct location or place where bakery products are manufactured and baked.
BAKERY PRODUCTS
Shall mean bread, rolls, pies, pastries, cakes, doughnuts and coffee cake.
§ 9-8.2. Unlicensed Sales Prohibited.¶
[Ord. #856, § 6491.3]
No person shall sell, take orders for, or deliver or operate the business of handling bakery products in the City unless such bakery products are produced and baked in a bakery which shall have been duly licensed under this section, or unless such products are delivered by vehicle licensed to deliver such products.
§ 9-8.3. Inspection of Equipment, Fixtures, Vehicles.¶
[Ord. #856, § 6491.4]
The Health Officer shall, as often as the safeguarding of the public health in the City may reasonably require, regarding the sanitary condition of, or to inspect and examine, all equipment, fixtures, vehicles, apparatus and the plant and establishment handling or producing any bakery products being handled, sold or merchandised in the City. Before any license shall be issued to any applicant therefor, the Health Officer shall first satisfy himself that the sanitary character and condition of health and sanitation of the equipment, fixtures, vehicles, apparatus and the plant and establishment and food handlers concerned, in no way fail to meet the requirements of this section; and having so satisfied himself, the Health Officer shall issue his order directed to the License Collector authorizing the issuance of the license applied for.
§ 9-8.4. Physical Examination of Food Handlers.¶
[Ord. #856, § 6491.5]
Every handler of any bakery product shall, upon request of the Health Officer submit to a physical examination by the Health Officer and shall have an examination as often as the safeguarding of the public health in the City may require; and shall in the matter thereof render the Health Officer such information and other assistance and shall do such other things as may be necessary to enable the Health Officer to determine whether or not such person is suffering from or has any communicable disease; and no licensee under this section shall exercise any privileges as such hereunder by and through any handler of foodstuffs as such who is found by the Health Officer under this section to be suffering from a communicable disease, until such person shall cease to suffer from such disease and shall be by the Health Officer found to be free therefrom and shall thereafter be by order of the Health Officer authorized to further act as a handler of bakery products under this section.
§ 9-8.5. Restriction.¶
[Ord. #856, § 6491.6]
No licensee shall permit any bakery products to be by said licensee handled, sold, delivered or merchandised in the City where the same has been produced, baked or handled in or by any bakery or baking establishment or person, found by the Health Officer, at the time of this production, baking or handling thereof by such bakery or baking establishment or person, to be a place or persons of such unsanitary or unhealthy character, condition or nature that the consumption of said bakery products as a result thereof would be injurious or harmful or a menace or danger to the health of the consumer thereof.
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