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Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 8.10 Letter Grade and Inspection Score System for Food Establishments— Food…
Hawthorne Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Hawthorne
Cite as: Hawthorne Municipal Code Chapter 8.10 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 8.10.010. County Public Health Code and Public Health Licensing Regulations adopted.¶
Regulations governing public health matters in the city are those prescribed in Division 1 of Title 11 (the County Health Code) of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect as of March 21, 2006, and Division 1 of Title 8 (Public Health Licenses) of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect as of November 18, 2010, and the same are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this chapter, subject to such amendments and additions, as set forth herein. A certified copy of Division 1 of Title 11 and Division 1 of Title 8 shall be maintained on file in the office of the city clerk for use and inspection by the public.
(Ord. 1671 § 1, 1999; Ord. 1987 § 2, 2011)
§ 8.10.015. Letter grades for eating establishments—Amendments.¶
Paragraph A of Section 8.04.752 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the Los Angeles County Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Upon issuance by the County Health Officer, the Health Officer shall post at every food facility the Letter Grade Card or the Inspection Score Card, as determined by the County Health Officer, so as to be clearly visible to the general public and to patrons entering the facility. "Clearly visible to the general public and to patrons" shall mean posted in the following order of priority:
(1) Posted in the front window of the food facility within five feet of the front door or posted in a display case mounted on the outside front wall of the food facility within five feet of the front door. If such posting is not reasonably possible in the determination of the Health Officer, then the provisions of the following subparagraph (2) below, shall apply.
(2) Posted adjacent to the pass out window on a mobile food facility, or on the customer service side of an unenclosed mobile food facility. If such posting is not reasonably possible in the determination of the Health Officer, then the provisions of the following subparagraph (3) below, shall apply; and
(3) Posted in a location as directed and determined in the discretion of the Health Officer to ensure the most effective notice to the general public and to patrons.
(Ord. 1987 § 3, 2011)
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