(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an eating or drinking establishment or an itinerant eating and drinking establishment without a valid permit from the deputy state health officer.
(b) Any person desiring to operate such an establishment shall make application to the deputy state health officer for a written permit to operate the establishment.
(c) Application for such permit shall be in a form required by the deputy state health officer and shall, in the case of a new establishment or an establishment materially altered, include plans and specifications for the proposed establishment.
(d) When, upon review of the application and following complete inspection of the premises, the deputy state health officer is satisfied that the establishment meets the following requirements, a written permit to operate shall be issued:
(1) There shall be complete compliance with the sanitation requirements of this chapter.
(2) There shall be complete compliance with the design construction of equipment for new establishment, as provided in this chapter.
(3) Equipment of existing or remodeled food and drinking establishment shall be generally in a condition conducive to the protection of health of the citizens at all times.
If the establishment does not meet the above requirements, the permit to operate shall be denied. Final denial shall be in writing.
(e) The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place.
(f) All permits shall be effective for one year from date of issue or until revoked or suspended, and shall be nontransferable from place to place or person to person.
(g) A permit may be temporarily suspended by the deputy state health officer after due notification regarding the violation by the holder of any of the provisions of this chapter, or revoked after an opportunity for a hearing by the approving authority upon serious or repeated violation.
(h) Any person whose permit has been suspended or revoked may at any time thereafter make application in writing for reinstatement of the permit. Upon receipt of such application, the deputy state health officer shall make an inspection to determine compliance with this chapter, and in case satisfactory compliance has been made, shall reinstate the permit.