Cypress Municipal Code Art. II Health Services Fees

The following terms used in this article shall have the meaning indicated below:

"Health department or department"

shall mean the Orange County Health Care Agency.

"Health officer"

shall mean the county health officer or his or her duly authorized representative.

"Person"

shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation or other legal entity.

"Receipt"

shall mean a county public health services fee receipt.

(Ord. No. 882, § 2, 4-13-92)

The purpose of this article is to establish fees sufficient to meet the reasonable expenses of the health officer in enforcing State statutes, orders, quarantines and rules and regulations of State offices and departments relating to public health, which expenses are hereby found not to be met by the fees prescribed by the state. The authority for this article is contained in Section 510 of the Health and Safety Code.

(Ord. No. 882, § 2, 4-13-92)

This article shall be enforceable within the territory in which the health officer enforces any state statute, order, quarantine or rule or regulation of any state office or department relating to public health, including incorporated as well as unincorporated territory.

(Ord. No. 882, § 2, 4-13-92)

It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct any activity enumerated in this article without a valid receipt.

(Ord. No. 882, § 2, 4-13-92)

If a person shall conduct more than one of the activities for which a receipt is required, he must obtain a separate receipt for each activity, except as otherwise provided herein.

(Ord. No. 882, § 2, 4-13-92)

Applications for a receipt shall be filed with the health department on a form to be provided by that department. The applications shall be accompanied by payment of the required fee. An applicant for or recipient of a receipt shall provide the health officer with any information requested by him or her.

(Ord. No. 882, § 2, 4-13-92)