§ 16-62. Suspension of licenses.

(a)

The Director of Health shall suspend any license to operate a food establishment if the license holder does not comply with the requirements of this chapter or the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut. If the Director of Health finds unsanitary or other conditions in the operation of a food establishment which, in his judgment, constitute an immediate and substantial hazard to public health, he shall immediately issue a written notice to the license holder or operator citing such conditions, specifying the corrective action to be taken and specifying the time period within which such action shall be taken, and, if deemed necessary, order immediate correction. If infected, employees may be excluded from the establishment or food area. If correction is not made in the stated time, the license shall be suspended. Suspension is effective upon service of a notice as stated in section 16-68. When a license is suspended, food service operations shall immediately cease.

(b)

Whenever a license is suspended, the license holder or person in charge may, within forty-eight (48) hours, file a written appeal with the Director of Health. If no appeal is filed within forty-eight (48) hours, the suspension becomes final. If an appeal is filed, the Director of Health shall thereupon schedule a hearing on the matter as hereinafter provided. After due notice and hearing, at which time a license holder or person in charge shall have an opportunity to be heard, the Director of Health may, on the basis of evidence presented at such hearing, vacate or affirm such suspension.

(Code 1961, § 8A-11; Ord. No. 246, § 6, 8-7-1979; Ord. No. 34, § 8A-11, 11-8-2017)