Fontana, CA Public Health Rules: Restaurant Grade Cards (2026)
Key Facts
- Program
- San Bernardino Co. Ordinance No. 3930, adopted by reference
- Enforcement agency
- County Dept. of Public Health, Environmental Health
- Posting
- Letter grade card in prominent, visible location
- Card tampering
- Defacing or removing the card is a violation
- Scope
- Anywhere food or beverages are sold in city
Summary
Fontana adopts San Bernardino County's letter-grade inspection program for every place that sells or serves food, with the county's environmental health division doing the inspecting and enforcing on the city's behalf. Restaurants must post their letter grade card where the public can see it, and defacing or removing it is a separate violation.
Sec. 13-31. - Inspection grading of food establishments. (b)Adoption of San Bernardino County ordinance. (1)The city adopts and makes a part of this section by reference, San Bernardino County Ordinance No. 3930 related to the inspection and grading of food establishments. ... (c)Enforcement agency designated. The County of San Bernardino, department of public health, division of environmental health services is designated as the enforcement agency for the city and is authorized to provide the qualified personnel necessary to enforce the provisions of this section. ... (e)Violations—Penalty. (1)It shall be unlawful to operate a food establishment unless the letter grade card issued by the division of environmental health services is posted in a prominent place, easily viewed by the public.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64 | Zoning and Development Code: Supplement 17).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 13-31(b) folds the county program directly into city law: 'The city adopts and makes a part of this section by reference, San Bernardino County Ordinance No. ' Sec. ' The fee schedule in County Ordinance No. 3930 is likewise adopted for use inside Fontana under Sec. 13-31(d), with the county treasurer collecting to offset the county's administration and enforcement costs on the city's behalf. Posting is mandatory: Sec. ' Under Sec. ' The section applies at all times anywhere in the city that food or beverage products are sold or served, per Sec. 13-31(a)'s scope clause.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the letter grade card posted violates Sec. 13-31(e)(1). Defacing, hiding or removing a posted card violates Sec. 13-31(e)(2) and, per County Code Section 33.0112 as adopted, can trigger suspension or revocation of the establishment's public health permit in addition to the posting violation itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
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