Effective - 28 Aug 1986
205.769. Health inspection of eating establishments — license — fee — exceptions to license requirement — operating without a license, penalty (St. Charles County). — 1. Any first class county not having a charter form of government and adjacent to a county of the first class having a charter form of government which does not contain a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, and adjacent to not more than one county of the second class, may make health inspections of premises on or from which food is prepared, served, or sold to members of the general public for consumption by humans; except this act shall not apply to hospitals licensed under chapter 197 or to nursing homes licensed under chapter 198. Any county which makes inspections as authorized by this section shall also have the power and authority to issue licenses and to charge reasonable fees for such inspections, which fees shall not exceed the amount necessary to fund and implement an inspection program established pursuant to this section.
2. Such inspections shall be performed at least annually according to procedures established by the Missouri department of health and senior services and shall be performed in the most cost efficient manner. Inspections shall be performed by qualified employees of the county, or by contracting such services on a fee basis, at the discretion of the county commission. Any person making such inspections must meet the Missouri department of health and senior services qualifications.
3. No establishment described in subsection 1 of this section shall be issued a county license until it has passed inspection. Any such establishment which has been licensed and subsequently fails an inspection shall be given ten days to correct its deficiencies and if such establishment fails to correct its deficiencies, it shall be subject to license suspension and suspension of operations. If the establishment operates without the license, the owner is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. The license shall remain suspended until the deficiencies are corrected.
4. New establishments must submit plans for their operation to the county health department before construction proceeds and licenses are sought. Establishments already doing business in the county shall not be subject to this subsection.
5. All religious, educational, nonprofit, fraternal or civic organizations shall be exempt from the fees authorized by the provisions of subsection 1 of this section.
6. From and after August 13, 1986, health inspections of the establishments described in subsection 1 of this section shall be performed only by the county and the state. Municipalities may provide for such health inspections only in those counties which do not provide for a health inspection throughout the county.
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(L. 1986 H.B. 1196 § 1)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs
Section 205.010 - Petition of voters — maximum tax rate — submission of question.
Section 205.020 - Form of ballot — vote necessary to adopt.
Section 205.041 - Trustees, election, ballot — vacancies, how filled.
Section 205.042 - Trustees — organization — powers and duties — expenses.
Section 205.050 - Purpose of health center.
Section 205.060 - Limitations on use of facilities.
Section 205.070 - Center may accept gifts.
Section 205.080 - Building plans — bids.
Section 205.090 - Report to county commission — estimated budget.
Section 205.100 - Director of public health center — appointment.
Section 205.110 - Qualifications of employees.
Section 205.120 - No discrimination in healing methods.
Section 205.141 - Tax levy noncharter first class counties, exception.
Section 205.150 - Determination of tax levy (first class counties).
Section 205.160 - Establishment and maintenance of hospitals — bonds.
Section 205.161 - County commission may issue revenue bonds — purpose — how payable.
Section 205.162 - Bonds, rate, denomination, maturity — negotiable.
Section 205.165 - Investment of moneys in an investment company, when.
Section 205.170 - Board of trustees — tenure — vacancies.
Section 205.180 - Election of trustees, when required — ballot.
Section 205.195 - Bylaws of board of trustees, contents — applications to practice, contents.
Section 205.210 - Hospital tax levy (first class charter counties).
Section 205.220 - Determination of tax levy (first class counties).
Section 205.230 - Appropriation of general fund, when.
Section 205.240 - Property condemned, when.
Section 205.250 - Specifications — bids — notice.
Section 205.260 - Jurisdiction of towns.
Section 205.270 - Beneficiaries of hospital.
Section 205.280 - Board to prescribe rules.
Section 205.290 - Title to donations.
Section 205.300 - Equal privileges to practitioners — rights of patient.
Section 205.310 - Training school for nurses.
Section 205.320 - Board to provide detention room.
Section 205.330 - Board to determine charity patients.
Section 205.340 - Tuberculous residents, how cared for.
Section 205.350 - County commission may purchase land for county hospitals — issuance of bonds.
Section 205.360 - County poor to be kept in county hospital.
Section 205.370 - County commission to make rules and regulations — expenses, how paid.
Section 205.371 - Revenue bonds authorized, when — not an indebtedness of the issuing authority.
Section 205.374 - County hospital property, sale of, procedure for, receipts, how used.
Section 205.379 - Authority to employ counsel granted — counsel, how paid.
Section 205.460 - Tax for hospital purposes — petition for election.
Section 205.470 - County commission to appoint board of trustees.
Section 205.480 - Vacancies, how filled.
Section 205.490 - Members shall elect officers, adopt bylaws — quorum.
Section 205.500 - Treasurer to give bond.
Section 205.510 - Secretary — salary — duties — compensation of treasurer.
Section 205.520 - Board to control expenditures — employ help.
Section 205.530 - Meeting of board — report.
Section 205.540 - Bequests and donations accepted by trustees.
Section 205.550 - Special taxes for hospital collected as township taxes.
Section 205.560 - Discontinuance of tax, when — disposition of property.
Section 205.565 - Grants for caring communities programs.
Section 205.765 - Health and welfare department authorized — certain counties excepted.
Section 205.767 - Director of health and welfare, appointment, compensation, assistants.
Section 205.780 - Additional powers of board — employees (second class counties).
Section 205.800 - Board, organization (second class counties).
Section 205.810 - Treasurer — bond — duties (second class counties).
Section 205.820 - Board — records — reports (second class counties).
Section 205.830 - Board to furnish relief — investigations — prosecutions (second class counties).
Section 205.840 - Board of police commissioners to aid social welfare board (second class counties).
Section 205.860 - Compensation fixed by county commission (third and fourth class counties).
Section 205.880 - May be agent for department of social services (third and fourth class counties).
Section 205.910 - Cooperation with state employment bureaus (third and fourth class counties).
Section 205.930 - Investigation of poor, sick and delinquent (third and fourth class counties).
Section 205.940 - Records of cases kept (third and fourth class counties).
Section 205.950 - Report of work and proceedings (third and fourth class counties).
Section 205.961 - Family support division to regulate.
Section 205.963 - Food stamps not to be distributed unless county has program, exceptions.
Section 205.964 - Reimbursement to federal government, how made.
Section 205.968 - Facilities authorized — persons to be served, limitations, definitions.
Section 205.971 - Tax levy, approval, use.
Section 205.972 - Maximum tax — ballot form.
Section 205.973 - Employers of workshop participants not liable for city head tax.
Section 205.975 - Definitions.
Section 205.976 - Department to establish service areas.
Section 205.977 - Tax authorized.
Section 205.979 - Election — notice — ballot form — how conducted.
Section 205.980 - Tax to be levied and collected, when — rate — deposit of funds collected.
Section 205.981 - May contract for services — length of contract.
Section 205.983 - Joint financing, procedure — treasurer to be bonded.
Section 205.985 - Existing facilities may be utilized.
Section 205.986 - Powers and duties of board of trustees.
Section 205.987 - Duties of department as to standards — to be met, when.
Section 205.988 - Additional duties of department.
Section 205.989 - Payment for services — services not to be denied for inability to pay.