Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 6 Wiping Rag Business Establishments

This Part 6 is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Wiping Rag Law, Sections 3900—3960of the Health and Safety Code of the state of California, for the purpose of enforcing statutes relating to the public health, namely, Health and Safety Code Sections 3900—3960.

(Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 401, 1964.)

Words or phrases in this Part 6 which are defined in the Wiping Rag Law are used in this part as follows:

A.

"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;

Used by mechanics and workmen for wiping from their hands and bodies soil incidents to their employment.

B.

"Wiping rag business" as used in this Part 6 shall mean the business of laundering, sanitizing or selling wiping rags.

(Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 402, 1964.)

It is unlawful for any person to operate a wiping rag business without having a valid permit, issued by the health officer.

(Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 404, 1964.)

For the purposes of this Part 6, a health license issued to a wiping rag business shall, when approved by the health officer, serve as a health permit for a wiping rag business.

(Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 403, 1964.)

Upon receipt of an application for a health permit and the payment of the required fee, the county health officer shall make an investigation of the premises and facilities intended to be used by the applicant. If the applicant has not complied with all applicable laws, the health permit shall be denied. In the event of denial, the county health officer shall issue and serve upon the applicant a notice setting forth the reasons for denial and informing him of his right to a hearing.

(Ord. 2014-0024 § 30, 2014; Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 406, 1964.)

Every health permit issued in accordance with this Part 6 shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the business establishment for which the permit is issued.

(Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 405, 1964.)

Wiping rags shall be sanitized by methods prescribed by or acceptable to the State Department of Health.

(Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 409, 1964.)

Every wiping rag business shall maintain records, in a form prescribed by or acceptable to, and subject to inspection by, the health officer, to identify the amount of wiping rags or wiping rag materials purchased, the amount of wiping rags sanitized, and the amount of wiping rags sold, and on hand, by weight (lbs.).

(Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 408, 1964.)

The health officer may at all reasonable times upon proper demand and notice of his authority enter or inspect any wiping rag business for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the State Wiping Rag Law (California Health and Safety Code, Sections 3900—3960), and of this chapter. Such inspection may include examination of records and methods of sanitation to determine that wiping rags have been sanitized by methods prescribed by or acceptable to the State Department of Health.

(Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 407, 1964.)

If the health officer determines at any time that the applicable laws pertaining to the wiping rag business have not been complied with, he shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the permit after first issuing and serving upon the permittee a notice setting forth in clear and concise language the acts or omissions with which the permittee is charged, and informing him of his rights to a hearing.

(Ord. 11545 § 4(part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 410, 1964.)

A.

At any time within the 15-day period after service of notice to suspend or revoke or deny a permit, the permittee or applicant may request a hearing before the health officer to show cause why his permit should not be denied, suspended or revoked. A failure to request a hearing within 15 days shall be deemed a waiver of a right to such hearing.

B.

The health officer may, when he deems it necessary, continue a hearing by setting a new time and place, and by giving notice to the applicant of such action.

C.

At the close of the hearing or at any time within 10 days thereafter, the health officer shall order such disposition of the matter as he has determined to be proper, and shall inform the applicant or permittee in writing of such disposition, and the reasons therefor.

(Ord. 11545 § 4 (part), 1977; Ord. 8609 Art. 5 § 411, 1964.)