Outagamie County, WI Public Health Rules: Restaurant Grade Cards (2026)
Key Facts
- Grading system
- none: no posted letter grade
- Inspector access
- any reasonable hour
- Immediate danger order
- up to 14 days, renewable once
- Enforced by
- Public Health Division
Summary
Outagamie County doesn't post A-B-C letter grades; instead its public health division can enter any licensed food establishment during operating hours to inspect, sample, and copy records, and can act instantly on an immediate health hazard.
An authorized representative of the public health division, upon presenting proper identification, shall be permitted to enter, at any reasonable hours, any establishment for which a license is required under this chapter to inspect the premises, secure samples or specimens, examine and copy relevant documents and records, or obtain photographs or other evidence needed to enforce the requirements of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26).
Full Breakdown
The county doesn't run a restaurant letter-grade or numeric-score placard program. Instead, section 26-273 gives an authorized public health division representative the right to enter any licensed establishment during reasonable hours to inspect the premises, take food samples (paying market value for them), and copy relevant records. If an inspector finds an immediate danger to health, section 26-296 lets the division issue a temporary order that can halt food sales or shut down specific equipment or operations for up to 14 days, renewable once, while it investigates further.
Violations & Fines
Denying an inspector access can cost the establishment its license, since allowing access is a condition of holding one; an immediate-danger order can force a shutdown lasting up to 28 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Outagamie County post inspection grades in restaurant windows?
Can inspectors show up unannounced?
Sources & Official References
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