§ 11-21. Inspections.

(1)

The code enforcement/health officer, after proper identification, shall be permitted to enter any food establishment at any reasonable time, for the purpose of making inspections to determine compliance with this chapter. The code enforcement/health officer shall be permitted to examine the records of the establishment to obtain information pertaining to food and supplies purchased, received, or used, or to persons employed.

(2)

The code enforcement/health officer shall inspect each food establishment within the City of Pearland at least every six (6) months, and he/she shall make as many additional inspections as are necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. Any establishment scoring seventy-five (75) or below on an inspection will automatically receive a follow-up inspection within ten (10) days. A reinspection fee must be paid prior to follow up inspection. Failure to pay reinspection fee or a second score of seventy-five (75) or below on an inspection shall result in an order to immediately cease all food service operations. Any person, firm, or food establishment proven to have failed to immediately cease all food service operations upon an order from the city shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be assessed fines or other punishment as provided by this Code.

(3)

If a food establishment is being inspected for the first time by a city code enforcement/health officer, the following additional requirements apply:

(a)

For a food establishment located at permanent premises, a code enforcement/health officer will only conduct an inspection to obtain a food service license after the food establishment has passed final inspections by the building official and the fire marshal, or their respective designees.

(b)

For a food establishment operating as a mobile food unit (MFU), a code enforcement/health officer will only conduct an inspection to obtain a mobile food unit license after any other inspections required for the specific type of MFU being operated have been completed and approval has been given by those entities.

(c)

A food establishment located at permanent premises may not store any food defined as time/temperature control for safety food (TCS) at the premises until after the code enforcement/health officer has completed his/her inspection and the food establishment has passed said inspection. If a food establishment is found to have TCS food on the premises at the time of an initial health inspection, the code enforcement/health officer may order the TCS food to be disposed of properly if it is found to have been kept in unsafe conditions.

(4)

Whenever an inspection of a food establishment is conducted, the findings shall be recorded in an inspection report, and a copy of each inspection report with number score and corresponding letter grade shall be provided to the food service manager or other person in charge of the establishment. It is the responsibility of the food service manager to post the letter grade corresponding to the food establishment's inspection report upon an inside wall or window near the main public entrance of the establishment in a location readily visible to consumers, and such letter grade shall not be defaced or removed by any person except the code enforcement/health officer. Any person, firm, or corporation who fails to properly post the inspection report or the corresponding letter grade as required shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be assessed fines or other punishment as provided by this Code.

(5)

In the case of temporary food service establishments, all violations shall be corrected immediately. If violations are not corrected, the code enforcement/health officer shall immediately suspend the license. Any person, firm, or establishment who is found to have failed to immediately cease operations upon suspension of temporary food service license shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be assessed fines or other punishment as provided by this Code.

(Ord. No. 1559 , § 1, 5-14-18)