[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Green Lake County as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-21-2006 by Ord. No. 854-06;
amended in its entirety 11-15-2016 by Ord. No. 26-2016]
This article is adopted pursuant to the authority provided by
Wisconsin State Statutes § 66.0417, Ch. 68, and §§ 97.12,
97.41, 125.68(5), 251.04(3), 252.02, 252.03, 254.47, and 254.69(2);
and by Wisconsin State Administrative Chapters ATCP 72, 73, 74, 75,
76, 78 and 79, and SPS 221, 390 and 326, as amended and/or renumbered
from time to time.
The purpose of this article is to protect and improve the public
health and to authorize the Tri-County Environmental Health Consortium,
which consists of the Waushara, Green Lake and Marquette County Health
Departments, to become the designated agent of the State Department
of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for the purpose of establishing
license fees; issuing licenses; and making investigations or inspections
of hotels, motels, tourist rooming houses, body piercing and tattooing
establishments, restaurants, retail food establishments, bed-and-breakfast
establishments, campgrounds and camping resorts, recreational and
educational camps, public swimming pools and in making investigations
and inspections of food vending machines, their operators and vending
machine commissaries; and for the purpose of enacting local regulations
governing these establishments. In addition, the consortia may also
secure samples or specimens of food and any product or substance that
may affect food, examine and copy relevant documents and records and
obtain photographic and other evidence needed to enforce this article.
The department shall examine any samples secured and conduct other
inspections and examinations needed to determine whether there is
a violation.
The provisions of this article shall apply to
the owner and operator of any retail food establishment, hotel, motel,
tourist rooming house, body piercing and tattooing establishments,
restaurant, retail food establishment, bed-and-breakfast establishment,
campground and camping resort, recreational and educational camp,
public swimming pool, vending machine commissary or vending machine
in all areas of jurisdiction of the Green Lake County Health Department.
All definitions as set forth in Wisconsin State Statutes § 66.0417,
and Chs. 68, 97, 125, 251, 252 and 254; and Wisconsin State Administrative
Code Chapters ATCP 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78 and 79, and SPS 221, 390
and 326, as amended and/or renumbered from time to time, are incorporated
in this article by reference and they shall be construed, read and
interpreted as if fully set forth herein until amended and then shall
apply as amended. In addition, the following terms and phases have
meanings ascribed to them in this section:
A fee for on-site inspection of the entire facility and one
follow-up inspection to determine that establishments identified in
the ordinance are compliant with the statutes and administrative codes
that govern their operation.
The cutting of strips of skin of a person, which strips are
then to be intertwined with one another and placed onto such person
so as to cause or allow the incised and interwoven strips of skin
to heal in such intertwined condition.
Inducing a pattern of scar tissue by use of a heated material
(usually metal) to the skin, making a serious burn, which eventually
becomes a scar.
A fee for the replacement of an original license.
The Green Lake County Public Health Department.
A fee that is charged for failure to comply with the application
time frame specified in the applicable statute and administrative
code for completion and submission of the required application for
license to the Health Department.
A fee for failure to pay established or assessed fees in
a timely manner. This refers to any fee not postmarked by June 30.
The serving of only individually wrapped, hermetically sealed
single food servings by a licensed processor with preparation on the
premises limited to heating and serving with single-service articles;
i.e., hermetically wrapped sandwiches or frozen pizza.
The schedule of all fees associated with this article, amended
as needed by the Board of Health, and posted in the Health Department.
A restaurant operating from a movable vehicle, pushcart,
trailer or boat which periodically or continuously changes location
and wherein meals or lunches are prepared or served or sold to the
general public, excepting those vehicles used in delivery of pre-ordered
meals or lunches prepared in a licensed restaurant.
The owner, operator or person responsible to the owner for
the operations of the hotel, motel, bed-and-breakfast establishment,
food service establishment or beverage establishment, vending machine
commissary and/or vending machine, campground, camping resort, recreational/educational
camps, or public swimming pools.
The cooking of food on an outdoor grill on the premises of
a licensed food service facility. The purpose for outdoor cooking
shall not increase the production capability of the restaurant kitchen
by circumventing codes applicable to indoor cooking facilities. Hot
holding shall be limited to what can be held on the cooking unit.
Fee-exempt permission to operate a temporary food stand for
fewer than four days in a calendar year.
A food that is natural or synthetic and that
requires temperature control because it is in a form capable of supporting:
Potentially hazardous food includes an animal food (a food of animal origin) that is raw or heat-treated; a food of plant origin that is heat-treated or consists of raw seed sprouts; cut melons; and garlic and oil mixtures that are not acidified or otherwise modified at a food processing plant in a way that results in mixtures that do not support growth as specified under Subsection A of this definition.
Potentially hazardous food does not include:
An air-cooled hard-boiled egg with shell intact;
A food with an a/w value of 0.85 or less;
A food with a pH level of 4.6 or below when
measured at 24° C. (75° F.);
A food in an unopened hermetically sealed container
that is commercially processed to achieve and maintain commercial
sterility under conditions of nonrefrigerated storage and distribution;
and
A food for which laboratory evidence demonstrates that the rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms or growth of S. enteritidis in eggs or C. botulinum cannot occur, such as a food that has an a/w and a pH that are above the levels specified under Subsection C(2) and (3) of this definition and that may contain a preservative, other barrier to growth of microorganisms, or a combination of barriers that inhibit the growth of microorganisms.
A food that may contain an infectious or toxigenic microorganism or chemical or physical contaminant at a level sufficient to cause illness, but that does not support the growth of microorganisms as specified under Subsection A of this definition.
The fee associated with the required inspection necessary
to determine compliance at the time of a change in operator or new
business.
A fee structure for the subsequent inspections needed to
address compliance issues with the statutes and administrative codes
that govern a respective establishment. Reinspections are conducted
due to one or more of the following: uncorrected critical violations,
more than 10 total violations, repeat violations from previous inspections,
major noncritical violations and when a complaint investigation identifies
unsatisfactory conditions. The fee for a reinspection will be a set
fee and posted in the Health Department on the Master Fee Schedule.
Any building, room or place where meals are prepared, served
or sold to transients or the general public, and all places used in
connection with the building, room or place, and includes any public
or private school lunchroom for which food service is provided by
contract. "Restaurant" does not include:
Taverns that serve free lunches consisting of
popcorn, cheese, crackers, pretzels, cold sausage, cured fish or bread
and butter;
Churches, religious, fraternal, youth or patriotic
organizations, service clubs and civic organizations which occasionally
prepare, serve or sell meals to the general public;
Any public or private school lunchroom for which
food service is directly provided by the school;
Any food service provided solely for needy persons;
Bed-and-breakfast establishments;
A private individual selling food from a movable
or temporary stand at a public farm sale;
A concession stand at a locally sponsored sporting event, such
as a little league game; or
A potluck event.
Any of the following, but does not include a restaurant or
other establishment holding a license to the extent that the activities
of the establishment are covered by that license:
A permanent or mobile food processing facility
where food is processed primarily for direct retail sale to consumers
at the facility.
A mobile facility from which potentially hazardous
food is sold to customers at retail.
A permanent facility from which food is sold
to consumers at retail, whether or not that facility sells potentially
hazardous food or is engaged in food processing.
Altering skin texture by cutting the skin and controlling
the body's healing process in order to produce wounds, which results
in permanently raised wheals or bumps known as "keloids."
Churches, religious, fraternal, youths’ or patriotic
organizations, service clubs and civic organizations which occasionally
prepare, serve or sell meals to transients or the general public,
for up to 12 days in a calendar year. Specific dates and locations
of meals shall be provided to the Health Department in advance.
A restaurant or retail food establishment that operates at
a fixed location in conjunction with a single event such as a fair,
carnival, circus, public exhibition, anniversary sale, or occasional
sales promotion for a period of no more than 14 consecutive days or
20 nonconsecutive days. Specific dates and locations of meals shall
be provided to the Health Department in advance. Mobile establishments
of this type which conduct business in the jurisdiction of the Green
Lake County Public Health Department, that are licensed outside of
the area of jurisdiction, will be inspected and charged a nominal
fee to cover the cost of inspection.
The form of body art consisting of or requiring the placement,
injection or insertion of an object, device or other thing made of
matter such as steel, titanium, rubber, latex, plastic, glass or other
materials beneath the surface of the skin of a person. This term does
not include body piercing or services performed by a qualified (MD,
Board-certified) physician.
Waushara, Green Lake and Marquette Counties consortium established
to enforce environmental health laws and to enforce this article.
Any self-service device offered for public use which, upon
insertion of a coin or token, or by other means, dispenses unit servings
of food or beverage either in bulk or in package, without the necessity
of replenishing the device between each vending operation. "Vending
machine" does not include a device which dispenses only bottled, prepackaged
or canned soft drinks, a one-cent vending device, a vending machine
dispensing only candy, gum, nuts, nut meats, cookies or crackers,
or a vending machine dispensing only prepackaged Grade A pasteurized
milk or milk products.
Any building, room or place in the state at which foods,
containers, transport equipment or supplies for vending machines are
kept, handled, prepared or stored by a vending machine operator, except
a place at which the operator is licensed to manufacture, distribute
or sell food products under Ch. 97, Wis. Stats.
The provisions of this article shall be administered
by or under the direction of the Health Officer of the Health Department,
who in person or by duly authorized representatives shall have the
right to enter, at reasonable hours, upon premises affected by this
regulation to inspect the premises, secure samples or specimens, examine
and copy relevant documents and records or obtain photographic or
other evidence needed to enforce this article and issue citations
or file a summons and complaint with Corporation Counsel.
A.Â
No person shall operate a bed-and-breakfast establishment,
hotel, motel, tourist rooming house, body piercing and tattooing establishment,
restaurant, retail food establishment, campground and camping resort,
recreational and educational camp, or public swimming pool without
first obtaining a non-prorated license from the Health Department.
(1)Â
Except as in Subsection A(1)(a), licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year following their issuance.
(a)Â
Licenses initially issued for a bed-and-breakfast
establishment, hotel, motel, tourist rooming house, body piercing
and tattooing establishment, restaurant, retail food establishment,
campground and camping resort, recreational and educational camp or
public swimming pool during the period beginning on April 1 and ending
June 30 shall expire June 30 of the following year.
(b)Â
Licenses issued to retail establishments covered
under the master fee schedule are issued for one year from July 1
through June 30.
(c)Â
No-fee permits issued to special organizations operating for
fewer than four days in a calendar year.
(d)Â
Licenses issued to special organizations or temporary food establishments
shall be valid for the calendar year.
(2)Â
Special
organizations shall be issued a license for operating between four
and 12 days in a calendar year.
(3)Â
The issuance of a license may be conditioned upon
the licensee correcting a violation of this article within a specified
period of time. If the condition is not met within the specified period
of time, the license shall be voided.
(4)Â
The license shall not be transferable to a location
other than the one for which it was issued, nor shall a license be
transferred from one operator to another subject to the express exception
of:
(a)Â
As to location, temporary or special organization
licenses may be transferred;
(b)Â
As to operator, a license of a non-retail food
establishment operator may be transferred to an individual who is
an immediate family member of the operator if the operator is transferring
operation of the establishment or vending machine to that immediate
family member. A parent, spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, sibling
or step-sibling shall be considered an immediate family member for
purposes of this article.
B.Â
Operators or licensees of temporary restaurants whom
the Health Department has found to be uncooperative or habitual violators
of this article may be denied a license to operate. Temporary licenses
may be transferred to premises other than those for which they were
issued, provided that the approval of the new premises is secured
from the Health Department prior to operating at the new premises.
C.Â
With the exception of those establishments defined
herein as "temporary," no licenses shall be granted to any person
under this article without a preinspection by the Tri-County Environmental
Health Consortium of the premises for which the license shall be granted.
D.Â
No license shall be issued until all application fees
have been paid.
E.Â
No license shall be issued for any form of branding,
braiding, scarification or "3D" body art.
Application for licenses shall be made in writing
to the Waushara County Health Department, as fiscal agent for the
consortia, on forms developed and provided by the Health Department,
stating the name and address of the proposed applicant and operator,
and the address and location of the proposed establishment, together
with any such other information as may be required. The Health Department
shall either approve the application or deny the license within 30
days after receipt of a complete application.
Fees for licenses required by this article shall
be as provided through the Master Fee Schedule.
Every establishment required to obtain a license
pursuant to this article shall display said license, at all times,
in a conspicuous public place.
Whenever, as a result of an examination, the
Health Officer or designee has reasonable cause to believe that an
immediate danger to health exists or that branding, braiding, scarification
or "3D" body art is occurring on the premises covered by this article,
the Health Officer or designee may issue a temporary order in accordance
with § 66.0417(2),Wis. Stats.
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Wisconsin Statute: 66.0417 Local enforcement
of certain food and health regulations.
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(1)
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An employee or agent of a local health department designated
by the department of health and family services under s. 254.69 (2)
or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under
s. 97.41 may enter, at reasonable hours, any premises for which the
local health department issues a permit under s. 97.41 or 254.69 (2)
to inspect the premises, secure samples or specimens, examine and
copy relevant documents and records or obtain photographic or other
evidence needed to enforce subch. VII of ch. 254, ch. 97 or s. 254.47,
relating to those premises. If samples of food are taken, the local
health department shall pay or offer to pay the market value of those
samples. The local health department, department of health and family
services or department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
shall examine the samples and specimens secured and shall conduct
other inspections and examinations needed to determine whether there
is a violation of subch. VII of ch. 254, ch. 97 or s. 254.47, rules
adopted by the departments under those statutes, ordinances adopted
by the village, city or county or regulations adopted by the local
board of health under s. 97.41 (7) or 254.69.
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(2) (a)
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Whenever, as a result of an examination, a village,
city or county has reasonable cause to believe that any examined food
constitutes, or that any construction, sanitary condition, operation
or method of operation of the premises or equipment used on the premises
creates an immediate danger to health, the administrator of the village,
city or county agency responsible for the village's, city's or county's
agent functions under s. 97.41 or 254.69(2) may issue a temporary
order and cause it to be delivered to the permittee, or to the owner
or custodian of the food, or to both. The order may prohibit the sale
or movement of the food for any purpose, prohibit the continued operation
or method of operation of specific equipment, require the premises
to cease any other operation or method of operation which creates
the immediate danger to health, or set forth any combination of these
requirements. The administrator may order the cessation of all operations
authorized by the permit only if a more limited order does not remove
the immediate danger to health. Except as provided in par. (c), no
temporary order is effective for longer than 14 days from the time
of its delivery, but a temporary order may be reissued for one additional
14-day period, if necessary to complete the analysis or examination
of samples, specimens or other evidence.
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(b)
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No food described in a temporary order issued
and delivered under par (a) may be sold or moved and no operation
or method of operation prohibited by the temporary order may be resumed
without the approval of the village, city or county, until the order
has terminated or the time period specified in par. (a) has run out,
whichever occurs first. If the village, city or county, upon completed
analysis and examination, determines that the food, construction,
sanitary condition, operation or method of operation of the premises
or equipment does not constitute an immediate danger to health, the
permitee, owner or custodian of the food or premises shall be promptly
notified in writing and the temporary order shall terminate upon his
or her receipt of the written notice.
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(c)
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If the analysis or examination shows that the
food, construction, sanitary condition, operation or method of operation
of the premises or equipment constitutes an immediate danger to health,
the permittee, owner or custodian shall be notified within the effective
period of the temporary order issued under par. (a). Upon receipt
of the notice, the temporary order remains in effect until a final
decision is issued under sub. (3), and no food described in the temporary
order may be sold or moved and no operation or method of operation
prohibited by the order maybe resumed without the approval of the
village, city or county.
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The Health Officer, or designee, of the county of jurisdiction may deny any license application or suspend or revoke any license issued under this article for noncompliance with this code and regulations, rules and laws adopted by reference under § 148-12. The following procedure shall be followed in the denial, suspension or revocation of any license issued under this article:
A.Â
A decision by the Health Officer, or designee, to
deny, suspend or revoke a license shall be in writing and shall state,
with specificity, the reasons for the Health Officer's or designee's
decision and shall state any applicable statutes, ordinances, rules,
regulations or orders which may have been violated. The Health Officer
or designee shall send to the licensee a copy of the written decision
by mail or by personal service. Said notice shall inform the licensee
or applicant of the right to have this decision reviewed and the procedure
for such review.
B.Â
Any licensee or applicant aggrieved by a decision
of the Health Officer, or designee, to deny, suspend or revoke a license
may have the decision reviewed and reconsidered by a written request
mailed or delivered to the Health Officer within 30 working days of
receipt of the notice of the Health Officer's or designee's decision.
The written request for review and reconsideration shall state the
grounds upon which the person aggrieved contends that the decision
should be reversed or modified.
C.Â
Within 15 working days of receipt of the request for
review and reconsideration, the Health Officer shall review its initial
determination. The Health Officer may affirm, reverse or modify the
initial determination. The Health Officer shall mail or deliver to
the licensee or applicant a copy of the Officer's decision on review,
and shall state the reasons for such decision. The decision shall
advise the licensee or applicant of the right to an administrative
appeal, the time within which appeal shall be taken and the office
or person with whom the appeal shall be filed.
D.Â
A licensee or applicant who wishes to appeal a decision
made by the Health Officer on review must file a notice of appeal
within 30 days of notice of the Health Officer's decision on review.
The administrative appeal shall be filed or mailed to the Health Officer.
The Health Officer shall immediately file said notice of appeal with
the County Board of Health.
E.Â
A licensee or applicant shall be provided a hearing
on appeal within 15 days of receipt of the request for an administrative
appeal. The Health Officer shall serve the licensee or applicant with
notice of hearing by mail or personal service at least 10 days before
the hearing.
F.Â
The hearing shall be conducted before the County Board
of Health and shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures
outlined in § 68.11(2) and (3), Wis. Stats.
G.Â
Within 20 days of the hearing, the County Board of
Health shall mail or deliver to the appellant its written determination
stating the reasons therefor.
H.Â
A decision by the Health Officer upon a request for
review and reconsideration, which is not appealed to the County Board
of Health, or a decision by the County Board of Health on an appeal
of a decision by the Health Officer of a request for review and reconsideration
shall be a final determination under § 68.12(2), Wis. Stats.
I.Â
Any party to a proceeding resulting in a final determination
may seek review thereof by certiorari within 30 days of receipt of
the final determination per § 68.13, Wis. Stats.
The applicable laws, rules and regulations as set forth in Wisconsin
State Statutes § 66.0417, and Chs. 68, 97, 125, 251, 252
and 254; and Wisconsin State Administrative Code Chapters ATCP 72,
73, 74, 75, 76, 78 and 79, and SPS 221, 390 and 326, as amended and/or
renumbered from time to time, are incorporated in this regulation
by reference and they shall be construed, read and interpreted as
if fully set forth herein until amended and then shall apply as amended.
The expressed provisions of this article shall control where more
restrictive.
A.Â
All violations of this article shall be subject to
a forfeiture of not less than $50 and not more than $500 per offense,
together with applicable surcharges and penalty assessment and the
taxable costs of prosecution, and the court may also grant injunctive
relief. Failure to comply with an order of correction issued under
this article shall constitute a violation of this article and each
day of continued violation shall constitute a separate offense. Failure
to pay any penalties imposed by the court in accordance with this
article may result in imprisonment in the County jail.
B.Â
In the alternative, the Health Department may pursue
enforcement of such section of these regulations as are prosecutable
through long-form summons and complaint with Corporation Counsel.
This article shall take effect following its
passage and filing with the County Clerk.
