§ 12-110. Posting permit; term; renewal; fees.

(a)

The permit issued by the Health Officer shall be prominently posted in public view within the food service facility.

(b)

Permits shall be issued for a period not in excess of one (1) year, expiring on the date designated by the Health Officer. In order to achieve a systematic schedule of renewals, the Health Officer may issue a permit for a fraction of a year. Except for special food service facilities, seasonal operations, and delinquent permit renewals, fees for permits issued for a fraction of a year shall be prorated on a quarterly basis.

(c)

Nonprofit organizations operating for a temporary period food and drink concessions which are staffed solely by members of the organization shall not be required to pay the fees prescribed in this Section. Further, food service facilities operated by the Prince George's County Board of Education, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland established by Chapter 566, Acts of 1908, or the Capital Area Community Food Bank and its recipient organizations in Prince George's County, Maryland, shall not be required to pay the fees prescribed in this Section. The Capital Area Community Food Bank will provide a list of recipient organizations to the Prince George's County Health Department on the first day of each year and amend that list as new recipient organizations are added. A duplicate permit will be issued, on request, at a charge of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00).

(d)

At the time of submitting plans to the Health Department for a new or remodeled food service facility, fees as prescribed in the Table of Fees shall be paid. A fee as prescribed in the Table of Fees shall be paid for each resubmittal of plans after the first resubmittal. An additional fee shall be paid as prescribed in the Table of Fees for each re-inspection after the first re-inspection required prior to approval to operate. A fee shall be paid as prescribed in the Table of Fees for prospective inspections, consultations, and equipment evaluations. Prior to the sale of any permitted facility, the permit holder, or a potential buyer or party in interest in conjunction with the permit holder, may request that the Health Department conduct a change of ownership inspection to determine the facility's status regarding all applicable Health Department requirements. The change of ownership inspection fee shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees.

(e)

Any holder of a permit issued pursuant to this Section who is required to pay a fee for said permit and who fails to submit to the Health Officer an application for renewal of the permit, together with the required fee, no later than five (5) days following the expiration date of the existing permit, shall be assessed an additional fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per day for each day following the expiration date of the existing permit.

(f)

Food service facilities operated by churches, church societies, and other bona fide nonprofit organizations shall not be required to pay the late fee for renewal of a permit as required in Subsection (e).

(g)

Food service facilities and special food service facilities operated by bona fide volunteer fire companies shall not be required to pay the fees described in Subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this Section.

(CB-64-1978; CB-106-1979; CB-111-1980; CB-165-1981; CB-28-1982; CB-44-1985; CB-117-1985; CB-56-1988; CB-101-1988; CB-41-1989; CB-65-1991; CB-34-1992; CB-95-1992; CB-82-1996; CB-19-2002; CB-44-2004; CB-12-2008; CB-10-2014; CB-41-2015)