Los Angeles County Municipal Code Art. 1 Regulations

The provisions of the ordinance codified in Division 1 of this Title 11, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing ordinance provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactment.

(Ord. 2006-0040 § 68, 2006; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 109, 1959.)

The duties of the director of public health are those set forth in the Health and Safety Code of the state of California, and particularly, but not limited to, those set forth in Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 101 of said Code.

(Ord. 2006-0040 § 69, 2006; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 103, 1959.)

The director of public health shall have the authority and duty to make periodic and routine surveys and inspections of all buildings, lots, camps, areas, tracts of land, tents, mobilehome parks, mobilehomes, vehicles, and other premises and places used or intended for use for living quarters, and shall enforce:

A.

Division 1 of this Title 11;

B.

All other ordinances of this county pertaining to the public health and sanitary matters;

C.

Ordinances pertaining to the public health and sanitary matters of those cities which have entered into contracts with the county for such enforcement;

D.

Within the unincorporated territory of the county, and within those cities the governing bodies of which have consented thereto pursuant to Section 101375 of the Health and Safety Code:

Orders, quarantine regulations and rules prescribed by the California Department of Health Services, and other rules and regulations issued under the provisions of the Health and Safety Code,

Statutes relating to the public health.

(Ord. 2006-0040 § 70, 2006; Ord. 8588 § 2 (part), 1964; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 112, 1959.)

Whenever a power is granted to or a duty imposed upon the director of public health in this Division 1, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by a duly authorized representative of the director unless this Division 1 expressly provides otherwise.

(Ord. 2006-0040 § 71, 2006; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 102, 1959.)

The director, and his delegated subordinates pursuant to the provisions of Section 836.5 of the Penal Code, may arrest a person without a warrant whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor in his presence which is a violation of any statute or ordinance referred to by Section 11.02.030. Upon making such an arrest, the director or his subordinate may release the person arrested pursuant to the provisions of Section 853.6 of the Penal Code, the provisions of which are hereby adopted by reference as part of this section.

(Ord. 10238 § 1, 1971; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 113, 1959.)

No person shall refuse, resist or attempt to resist the entrance of the director of public health into any railway car, stage, vehicle, building, room, lot or other place or portion thereof in the county of Los Angeles in the performance of his duty, or shall refuse to obey any lawful order of the director of public health made in the performance of his duties within the power conferred upon him by state law or by Division 1 of this title.

(Ord. 2006-0040 § 72, 2006; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 104, 1959.)

If any provision of this Division 1 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Division 1, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

(Ord. 7674 § 1, 1960; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 107, 1959.)

Violation of Division 1 of Title 11 is punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this Division 1 is committed, continued or permitted makes such violation of a separate offense.

(Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 110, 1959.)

Unless otherwise expressly set forth in this Code, the provisions under Title 11 shall apply only to the unincorporated areas of the County and any incorporated city which adopts this Title 11, in whole or in part, into its municipal code by adoption or resolution.

(Ord. 2024-0048 § 1, 2024.)