A.
There
is hereby adopted by reference, except as hereinafter provided, the
Los Angeles County Code, Title 11, Health and Safety, and Title 8,
Consumer Protection and Business Regulations, as currently in effect
and amended through Los Angeles County Ordinances No. 97-0055 and
No. 2010-0045.
1.
These
ordinances and codes shall become the health and safety ordinance
of the City protecting and preserving the public health, safety and
welfare by the enactment, inspection and enforcement of the health
regulations therein contained and providing penalties for the violations
of the Health Code.
2.
At
least one copy of the Health Code shall be kept on file in the office
of the City Clerk or code enforcement officer and shall be maintained
by the City Clerk or code enforcement officer for use and examination
by the public.
3.
In
the event of any conflict or ambiguity between the provisions contained
in the Health Code and any amendments thereto or additions thereto
contained in this chapter, the amendments or additions thereto shall
control.
B.
"Unincorporated territory"
Definitions.
Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in the Health
Code, such names or terms shall be deemed and construed to have the
meaning ascribed to it in this section as follows:
means the City of Walnut.
No person shall place, deposit, throw or dump, or cause to be
placed, deposited, thrown or dumped, any garbage, swill, cans, bottles,
papers, ashes, dirt, sand, rock, cement, glass, metal, carcass of
any dead animal, offal, refuse, plants, cuttings or trash or rubbish
of any nature whatsoever, or any nauseous, offensive matter or in
or upon any public or private road, highway, street, alley, public
way or any public or private property of any kind whatsoever.
A.
Employee.
Food or beverage.
Utensils.
For
the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply:
Any person working in a restaurant, public eating place or
food or beverage establishment or performing any operation covered
by the provisions of this chapter and the Health Code and includes
beverage handlers, food handlers, waiters and waitresses. Any person
serving, delivering or handling any food or beverage with any restaurant,
public eating place or food establishment for consideration, wages,
remuneration or reward is an employee for the purposes of this section.
All articles used for food, drink, confectionery or condiment,
whether simple or compound, and all substances and ingredients used
in preparation thereof for human consumption.
Any kitchenware, tableware, glasses, cutlery, containers,
implements or other equipment with which food or beverage come in
contact during storage, display, preparation, serving or through use
by an employee or consumer.
B.
This
section applies to public eating places and food establishments as
well as to restaurants as defined in this code and in Section 28522
of the Health and Safety Code.
C.
All
employees, as herein defined, while preparing, serving or handling
or delivering food or beverage or utensils shall wear clean, washable
outer garments or other clean uniform as herein defined.
D.
Female
employees shall wear hairnets, caps, headbands or other suitable coverings
which confine the hair. The outer garments or uniforms of female employees
shall completely enclose and cover in non-transparent material the
buttocks and pubic area and the breasts, including the nipple, from
the top of the areola area to the bottom of the breast anatomy. The
outer garments of a male employee shall at least enclose and completely
cover with nontransparent material the buttocks and pubic area and
in addition, male employees shall wear at least as outer garments,
trousers or shorts on the lower torso and the upper torso shall be
covered at least by a shirt or other suitable garment with sleeves
covering the upper extremities at least three inches below the shoulder
line and any opening down the front of such a shirt or other suitable
garment shall not exceed three inches in width.
E.
The
provisions of this section are not intended to supersede or replace
the terms and provisions of the California Restaurant Act commencing
with Section 28520 of the Health and Safety Code of the State. This
section has been enacted pursuant to Section 28693 of the Health and
Safety Code as an additional and more strict standard pertaining to
the outer garments to be worn by employees as therein defined. Except
to the extent this section, this code and the Health Code are more
strict than Section 28686 of the Health and Safety Code as well as
the terms and provisions of the California Restaurant Act, all of
the terms and provisions of the California Restaurant Act and Section
28686 of the Health and Safety Code shall apply.
