Santa Ana Municipal Code § 18-451 Definitions

(1) Health officer shall mean the Orange County Health Officer.

(2) Wiping rags shall mean cloths and rags used for any or all of the following purposes:

Wiping and cleaning the surfaces of machinery, 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 incident to their employment.

(Ord. No. NS-1275, § 2, 9-15-75)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any business of laundering, sanitizing or selling wiping rags in the City of Santa Ana unless, in addition to any other permit or license which may be required, he has a valid permit issued annually by the health officer.

(Ord. No. NS-1275, § 2, 9-15-75)

The health officer is hereby authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, pertaining to wiping rags and wiping rag businesses.

A permit under this article shall be issued by the health officer if the applicant complies with the provisions of Chapter 4, Part 1, Division 5 of the Health and Safety Code and any regulations adopted thereunder. The period of the permit shall be one (1) year from date of issuance. Any permit issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked in the manner prescribed in Section 3951 of the Health and Safety Code.

(Ord. No. NS-1275, § 2, 9-15-75)

The Orange County Board of Supervisors shall establish by resolution a schedule of permit fees which is sufficient to cover the implementation costs of this article. This fee shall be collected annually from any person operating a business which launders, sanitizes or sells wiping rags.

(Ord. No. NS-1275, § 2, 9-15-75; Ord. No. NS-2145, § 3, 9-16-91)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor pursuant to the Health and Safety Code, Section 3960.

(Ord. No. NS-1275, § 2, 9-15-75)