"Wiping rags"
means cloths and rags used for any or all of the following
purposes:
1.
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;
2.
Generally for cleaning in industrial employment; and
3.
Used by mechanics and workers for wiping from their hands and
bodies soil incident to their employment.
(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)
It is unlawful for any persons to operate any business of laundering,
sanitizing, or selling wiping rags in the City unless, in addition
to any other permit or license that may be required, he or she has
a valid permit issued annually by the Health Officer.
(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)
A. The
Health Officer is 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.
B. A permit
under this chapter shall be issued by the Health Officer if the applicant
complies with the provisions of Article 4, Chapter 1, Part 15, Division
104 (Sections 118450 et seq.) of the
Health and Safety Code and any
regulations adopted thereunder. The period of the permit shall be
one year from date of issuance. Any permit issued hereunder may be
suspended or revoked in the manner prescribed in Section 118470 of
the
Health and Safety Code.
(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)
The Orange County Board of Supervisors shall establish by resolution
a schedule of permit fees that is sufficient to cover the implementation
costs of this chapter. This fee shall be collected annually from any
person operating a business that launders, sanitizes, or sells wiping
rags.
(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor pursuant to
Health and Safety Code
Section 118490.
(2189 § 1, 1991; 2803 § 1, 2011)