Garden Grove Municipal Code Ch. 6.28 Wiping Rag Businesses

Note: Prior ordinance history: Ord. Nos. 1568 and 1977.

"Health officer"

means the Orange County Health Officer.

"Wiping rags"

means cloths and rags used for any or all of the following purposes:

Wiping and cleaning the surfaces of machinery, machines, tools, locomotives, engines, motor cars, automobiles, cars, carriages, windows, furniture, and surfaces of articles, appliances, and engines in factories, shops, steamships, and steamboats;

Generally for cleaning in industrial employment; and

Used by mechanics and workers for wiping from their hands and bodies soil incident to their employment.

(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)

It is unlawful for any persons to operate any business of laundering, sanitizing, or selling wiping rags in the City unless, in addition to any other permit or license that may be required, he or she has a valid permit issued annually by the Health Officer.

(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)

A. The Health Officer is authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, pertaining to wiping rags and wiping rag businesses.

B. A permit under this chapter shall be issued by the Health Officer if the applicant complies with the provisions of Article 4, Chapter 1, Part 15, Division 104 (Sections 118450 et seq.) of the Health and Safety Code and any regulations adopted thereunder. The period of the permit shall be one year from date of issuance. Any permit issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked in the manner prescribed in Section 118470 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)

The Orange County Board of Supervisors shall establish by resolution a schedule of permit fees that is sufficient to cover the implementation costs of this chapter. This fee shall be collected annually from any person operating a business that launders, sanitizes, or sells wiping rags.

(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 118490.

(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)