South Gate, CA Public Health Rules: Food Handler Certification (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopts
- LA Co. Ordinance 97-0071
- Covers
- food handler certification
- Max fine
- $1,000
- Max jail
- 6 months
- Each violation day
- separate offense
Summary
South Gate enforces food handler certification through Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 97-0071, adopted by reference as the city's own food establishment health code covering restaurants and food handlers.
Subject to the changes and amendment set forth in this chapter, the Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 97-0071, adopted by the Los Angeles County board of supervisors on December 16, 1997, and as amended through and including February 28, 1998, is adopted by reference as the food establishment health code for the city of South Gate. Said County Ordinance No. 97-0071 amends Titles 8 and 11 of the Los Angeles County Code relating to the operation of food establishments and the certification of food handlers. Copies of County Ordinance No. 97-0071 shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk of the city, and are open to public inspection. (Ord. 2051 § 1 (part), 7-27-1999)
Full Breakdown
Rather than write its own restaurant inspection code, South Gate adopted Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 97-0071 wholesale as its food establishment health code. That county ordinance amends Titles 8 and 11 of the county code and sets the certification requirements food handlers must meet. Section 6.43.020 substitutes 'city of South Gate' for 'county' and the city's own health officer for the county health officer wherever those terms appear, so the county's certification and inspection scheme runs directly through city enforcement rather than a separate local program.
Violations & Fines
Violating the adopted food establishment health code is punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense.
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