Who inspects commercial kitchens in Shasta County?

Shasta County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division is the food safety authority for Shasta County. Reach them at (530) 225-5787. California Retail Food Code provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections and documents findings through narrative violation reports.

How are inspection results communicated in Shasta County?

Shasta County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division documents inspections through narrative violation reports; no letter grade or numeric score is assigned. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.

Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Shasta County?

In Shasta County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address). Enforcement covers the 2025 California Fire Code and NFPA 96 (2021 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.

What fire code edition applies in Shasta County?

The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask your local fire department whether Shasta County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.

Where can I verify Shasta County inspection records?

Primary source: https://www.shastacounty.gov/environmental-health. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/shasta.

California Health Department

Shasta County commercial kitchen compliance

Shasta County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.

Authority chain

Shasta County → Shasta County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division → California Retail Food Code

Shasta County applies the statutory framework of the California Retail Food Code. The health department oversees approximately 1,000 permitted food facilities. The county seat is Redding (~95K population). Redding Fire: (530) 225-4150. Redding is main commercial hub.

Standard 01

Food Safety

Authority

Shasta County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division

Phone: (530) 225-5787
Website: www.shastacounty.gov/environmental-health
Scoring type: None
Grading type: None
Permitted facilities: ~1,000
Office: 1855 Placer Street, Redding, California 96001

Methodology

Shasta County operates a CalCode-only retail food safety program through the Environmental Health Division, which sits within the Department of Resource Management. No local placard ordinance, no letter grade system, no numeric scoring overlay, no rating tier. CalCode authority, verbatim: "California law states that a food facility shall not be open for business without a valid permit and Environmental Health inspections. Retail food facilities include any facility that stores, prepares, serves, manufactures, packages, transports, salvages, or otherwise handles food for dispensing or sale directly to the consumer. The law which sets minimum standards and requirements for retail food facilities is called the California Retail Food Code (Cal Code). Any person proposing to construct or modify a food facility shall also submit plans to the EHD detailing the construction or changes to the facility." Health department scope verbatim: "Environmental Health Division responsibility covers Shasta County as well as the three incorporated cities within the County" (Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake city) — consolidated Environmental Health oversight pattern with no city carve-outs. Distinctive transparency model: Shasta operates a custom ASP.NET online restaurant inspection results portal at co.shasta.ca.us/EHI/frmPubInspViol.aspx, searchable by street name, facility name, and mobile food vendor type. Queryable portal access rather than records-request-only. Approximately 1,000 retail food facilities under Environmental Health.

Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Shasta County on ScoreTable.

Primary source

Search engine snippet content from shastacounty.gov sources, including verbatim CalCode authority quote ("California law states that a food facility shall not be open for business without a valid permit and Environmental Health inspections..."), verbatim Environmental Health scope statement ("Environmental Health Division responsibility covers Shasta County as well as the three incorporated cities within the County"), portal URL discovery (co.shasta.ca.us/EHI/frmPubInspViol.aspx from Marler Blog state-by-state portal catalog), portal search capabilities (ReallyRedding 2015 article describing search by facility/street/mobile vendor type), and contact details (1855 Placer Street Redding California 96001, (530) 225-5787, toll-free (800) 528-2850, fax (530) 225-5413, M-F 8am-5pm).

Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026

Published inspection data for Shasta County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.

Health department detail

What makes Shasta County distinct

Custom ASP.NET online inspection portal: Shasta operates a custom-built ASP.NET WebForms application (co.shasta.ca.us/EHI/frmPubInspViol.aspx) that allows public search by facility name, street name, and mobile food vendor type. Comparable to Humboldt (queryable EnvisionConnect) but on custom county-built infrastructure rather than third-party SaaS.
Department of Resource Management parent department: Shasta's Environmental Health sits under Department of Resource Management, part of the Department of Resource Management/Department of Environmental Resources/Department of Environmental Health and Quality consolidated environmental department naming family with Solano County Department of Resource Management and Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Resources. Distinct from Health and Human Services Agency-nested Environmental Health patterns (Mariposa, San Benito, Humboldt) and standalone Environmental Health (Imperial, Kings).
Three-incorporated-city consolidation: All three incorporated cities (Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake) operate under unified Shasta County Environmental Health with no city carve-outs. Consolidation pattern shared with Solano (7-city), Stanislaus (9-city). Certified Unified Program Agency program also consolidated across the three cities.
Dual-domain architecture (legacy + modern): Shasta maintains a dual-domain architecture similar to Kings's countyofkingsca.gov/kcdph.com pattern. Inspection portal lives on legacy domain while modern content (methodology pages, services pages) lives on new domain.
Diverse federal-land overlap: Shasta contains: Lassen Volcanic National Park (majority of park), Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Lassen National Forest, Shasta-Trinity National Forest. All National Park Service and National Recreation Area in-park food service operates under Food and Drug Administration Food Code 2022; United States Forest Service-permitted operations have separate United States Forest Service concessioner oversight
2018 Carr Fire recovery-influenced owner base: Major 2018 Carr Fire affected restaurant owner base in Redding metro area; recovery-influenced owner demographics continue post-rebuild. Facility universe shifted between 2018 and present.

Standard 02

Fire Safety

Authority having jurisdiction

In Shasta County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address).

Phone: (530) 225-2417
Website: fire.shastacounty.gov
Fire code edition: 2025 California Fire Code
NFPA 96 edition: 2021
Hood cleaning default: Quarterly
Permit type: Operational Fire Permit — annual renewal, pass/fail

Hood cleaning frequencies

Frequencies enforced by the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address) per NFPA 96 (2021).

Cooking volume / type	Frequency
Solid-fuel cooking	Monthly
High-volume / 24-hour / charbroil / wok	Quarterly
Moderate-volume	Semiannually
Low-volume / seasonal / place of worship	Annually

Hood cleaning enforcement

MODERATE

Reference

Frequently asked

Who inspects commercial kitchens in Shasta County?: Shasta County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division is the food safety authority for Shasta County. Reach them at (530) 225-5787. California Retail Food Code provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections and documents findings through narrative violation reports.
How are inspection results communicated in Shasta County?: Shasta County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division documents inspections through narrative violation reports; no letter grade or numeric score is assigned. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Shasta County?: In Shasta County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address). Enforcement covers the 2025 California Fire Code and NFPA 96 (2021 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.
What fire code edition applies in Shasta County?: The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask your local fire department whether Shasta County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
Where can I verify Shasta County inspection records?: Primary source: https://www.shastacounty.gov/environmental-health. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/shasta.

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