2972

COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR
CORPORATION TO CONDUCT A FOOD BUSINESS IN THE COUNTY
UNLESS THE BUSINESS' STRUCTURE HAS BEEN RAT-PROOFED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUB-TITLE.

[[3]] 12.704 [[DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS]] COUNTY

HEALTH__OFFICER REQUIRES RAT-PROOFING

[[DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS]] COUNTY__HEALTH

OFFICER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO REQUIRE
THAT ANY PROPOSED OR EXISTING FOOD BUSINESS STRUCTURE
BE RAT-PROOFED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUB-TITLE.

[[3]] 12.705 RULES AND REGULATIONS

THE [[DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS]] COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICER IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS AND PURPOSES
OF THIS SUB-TITLE, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING
PROCEDURE:

(A)    THE [[DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS]]
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER SHALL PREPARE A PROPOSED
SET OF ROLES AND REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THAT
PROPOSED OR EXISTING STRUCTURES BE RAT-PROOFED.

(B)    THE [[DIRECTOR]] HEALTH OFFICER SHALL
SUBMIT THE PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONS TO THE
RAT CONTROL COMMISSION, WHICH SHALL SET A TIME
AND DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADVERTISE IT IN
TWO SEPARATE INSERTIONS AT WEEKLY INTERVALS IN
ONE OR MORE OF THE NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE
COUNTY. WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS SUBSEQUENT TO
THE DATE OF THE HEARING, THE RAT CONTROL
COMMISSION SHALL FORWARD THE PROPOSED RULES AND
REGULATIONS WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR FINDINGS
TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, WHO SHALL FORWARD THE
PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONS AND ANY
RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS OF THE RAT CONTROL
COMMISSION TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION BY
RESOLUTION.

[[3]] 12.706 INSPECTIONS

THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICES OR [[BUILDING INSPECTOR
OH THEIR]] HIS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES ARE
AUTHORIZED TO MAKE INSPECTIONS OF FOOD BUSINESS
STRUCTURES IN THE COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF