§ 8.04

A. "Grading" means the letter grade issued by the county health officer at the conclusion of the routine inspection of a food establishment. The grade shall be based upon the scoring method set forth in this section resulting from the Food Official Inspection Report and shall reflect the food establishment's degree of compliance with all applicable federal, state and local statutes, orders, ordinances, quarantines, rules, regulations, or directives relating to the public health.

B. "Letter Grade Card" means a card that may be posted by the county health officer at a food establishment upon completion of a routine inspection that indicates the letter grade of the establishment as determined by the county health officer using the scoring method set forth in this section. For the purposes of this provision, a food establishment shall include a food establishment operating in conjunction with a food-processing establishment. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the county health officer from creating and using a Letter Grade Card in combination with an Inspection Score Card. The county health officer, in his discretion, shall determine whether to post the Letter Grade Card, the Inspection Score Card, or both.

C. The county health officer, in his discretion, may immediately close any food establishment which, upon completion of the routine inspection, does not achieve a "C" grade as defined herein. Nothing in this provision shall prohibit the county health officer from immediately closing any food establishment if, in his discretion, immediate closure is necessary to protect the public health.

D. The letter grade shall be based upon the final numerical percentage score set forth in the Food Official Inspection Report as follows:

1. A grade of "A" shall indicate a final score of ninety percent (90%) or higher as determined by the county health officer;

2. A grade of "B" shall indicate a final score less than ninety percent (90) but not less than eight percent (80%) as determined by the county health officer;

3. A grade of "C" shall indicate a final score less than eighty percent (80%) but not less than seventy percent (70%) as determined by the county health officer.