ARTICLE 2. Licenses [112385. - 112410.]

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 2.

in effect

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 112385. Section 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.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 112390. Section 112390.

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

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 112395. Section 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.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 112400. Section 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.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 112405. Section 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.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 112410. Section 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.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026