§ 42-216. Authority/enforcement.

(a)

The provisions of this article and article III of this chapter shall be enforced by the regulatory authority. The regulatory authority has the authority to issue citations to persons violating the provisions of this article as well as article III of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with the regulatory authority in the performance of his duties as prescribed in this article or article III of this chapter.

(b)

The regulatory authority, after proper identification, shall be permitted to enter any food service establishment at any reasonable time, for the purpose of making inspections to determine compliance with this article and article III of this chapter. The regulatory authority shall be permitted to examine the records of the establishment to obtain information pertaining to food and supplies purchased, received, or used, and to persons employed and to obtain sales data for the location, which shall include sufficient breakdown of sales into categories of food, alcoholic beverages, and other major categories of sales at the location. If a person denies access to the regulatory authority, the regulatory authority shall inform the person that:

(1)

The food establishment is required to allow access to the regulatory authority as specified under this subsection;

(2)

Access is a condition of the acceptance and retention of a food establishment permit to operate as specified under section 42-180; and

(3)

If access is denied, the food establishment permit is automatically suspended and the business must immediately cease operations as specified under section 42-185.

(c)

The regulatory authority shall have the right and power to request and require any person to give his true name and residence address to such regulatory authority when acting in an official capacity in matters connected with the health department. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally refuse to report to give false report of his name or residence address to the regulatory authority who has requested the information when acting in an official capacity in a matter connected with the health department.

(Ord. No. 9380, § 2, 7-11-02; Ord. No. 10,167, § 5, 9-27-05)