112385-112410

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 112385-112410




112385.  Any person desiring to operate a cold storage or
refrigerating warehouse for storing articles of food shall make
application in writing to the board for a license for that purpose,
stating the location of his or her plant or plants. For the purpose
of securing the proper enforcement of this chapter, those buildings
or structures that are served by a central refrigerating plant shall
be considered as one cold storage or refrigerating warehouse or
plant, and subject to one license.



112390.  On receipt of the application the board shall examine into
the sanitary condition of the plant.



112395.  If it finds the plant to be in a sanitary condition and
otherwise properly equipped for the business of cold storage, the
state department, upon the payment of the license fee specified in
this chapter, shall issue a license authorizing the applicant to
operate a cold storage or refrigerating warehouse for a period of not
more than one year.



112400.  No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the
operation of a cold storage or refrigerating warehouse for storing
articles of food without having obtained from the state department a
license for each such place of business. This license is
nontransferable.



112405.  Each application for a license under this chapter shall be
accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50). Each license issued
under this chapter shall expire on December 31st of each calendar
year. License fees of fifty dollars ($50) are due on the first of
January of each year. The fee for licenses initially issued after
January 1st of each year shall not be prorated.



112410.  The director shall keep a full and correct account of all
fees received under this chapter. At least once each month he or she
shall deposit all the fees with the Treasurer for credit to the
General Fund.