Los Angeles County Municipal Code Art. 2 Definitions

In this Division 1, the present tense includes the past and future tenses, and future tense includes the present; the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

(Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 108, 1959.)

"County health officer" means the director of public health of the county of Los Angeles, or his duly authorized representative.

(Ord. 2006-0040 § 73, 2006; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 100, 1959.)

For the purposes of Title 11, "health officer" and "director" both mean the director of public health of the county of Los Angeles, or his duly authorized representative, as provided for in Section 2.77.050 of this code.

(Ord. 2006-0040 § 74, 2006; Ord. 10728 § 1 (part), 1973; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 101, 1959.)

"Person" means and includes any individual or his heirs, agents or assigns, any company, firm, corporation, association, business trust, joint adventure, or group or combination acting as a unit, any political subdivision, governmental department or agency, municipal or public corporation or district, governing body of a school district, or any employee, officer, or any other kind of representative of any thereof, acting either under personal appointment or pursuant to law.

(Ord. 92-0078 § 4, 1992; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 105, 1959.)

Unless otherwise indicated by the context, "section" means a section of the Health Code set out in Division 1 of this title.

(Ord. 8095 § 1, 1961; Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 111, 1959.)

The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" permissive.

(Ord. 7583 Part 1 § 106, 1959.)