Sonoma County Municipal Code Art. II Milk and Dairy

Per Section 32701 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the health officer or his/her designee, are directed and empowered to perform the functions of milk and dairy inspection within the county and all incorporated cities of the county.

(Ord. No. 6144, § I, 3-1-2016)

No person shall operate in the county, all incorporated cities of the county, and such other areas as may be assigned by the director of agriculture of the state, any milk dairy, dairy farm, or other facility producing or manufacturing milk, without a valid permit issued by the health officer, as set forth in California Food and Agricultural Code Section 33222. All applications for milk dairy permits shall be on a form supplied by the department and shall be accompanied by the applicable fee(s), as described in Section 14-3-040.

Such permit shall be issued for a period not to exceed one (1) year. Such permit shall be displayed prominently in or upon the place of business for which it is issued.

(Ord. No. 6144, § I, 3-1-2016)

Per California Food and Agricultural Code, Sections 33251 to 33261 and 33265, for the purpose of maintaining an approved milk inspection service, as defined in California Food and Agricultural Code Section 32503, inspection fees will be charged and paid to the department. Milk inspection fees shall be determined by resolution of the board of supervisors. The fee shall be calculated so as to recover the reasonable regulatory cost of administration and enforcement of the milk inspection service, including, for example, inspections, compliance checks, and late fees for delinquent permits, but shall not exceed the cost of the regulatory program authorized by this article and by California law. All fees and interest upon proceeds of fees shall be used exclusively to fund administration and enforcement of this article. Fees are nonrefundable except as may be required by law. Any permit that has not been reinstated by the designated anniversary date, due to failure to submit milk inspection fees, shall be deemed delinquent. Permits that continue to remain delinquent will be subject to late fees at intervals of thirty (30) days and sixty (60) days past the anniversary date. The amount assessed shall be included in the fee schedule approved by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 6144, § I, 3-1-2016)