Ventura County Environmental Health inspects Thousand Oaks restaurants and posts numeric scores online. Unlike Los Angeles County, Ventura does not require letter grades posted in restaurant windows.
Ventura County Resource Management Agency Environmental Health Division inspects all Thousand Oaks food facilities at least twice yearly. Inspectors apply California Retail Food Code (CalCode) standards, recording violations as major (risk-based) or minor. Numeric scores and full reports post to the county's online inspection portal within days of inspection. Critical violations trigger reinspection within 24-72 hours. Closures occur for imminent health hazards including sewage backup, vermin infestation, or no hot water. Thousand Oaks does not impose letter-grade window placards like Los Angeles County requires.
Major violations may force immediate closure until corrected. Repeat violations trigger administrative penalties from $100 to $1,000 per occurrence under county fee schedule.
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