California Health Department
Tuolumne County commercial kitchen compliance
Tuolumne County Environmental Health Division is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.
Authority chain
Tuolumne County → Tuolumne County Environmental Health Division → California Retail Food Code
Tuolumne County applies the statutory framework of the California Retail Food Code. The health department oversees approximately 400 permitted food facilities. Sonora Fire: (209) 532-8520. CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit for unincorporated areas.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
Tuolumne County Environmental Health Division
- Phone
- (209) 533-5633
- Scoring type
- None
- Grading type
- None
- Permitted facilities
- ~400
- Office
- A. N. Francisco Building, 4th Floor (with some pages listing Floors 3 and 4 — both Environmental Health-occupied), 48 W. Yaney Street, Sonora, California 95370
Methodology
Tuolumne County (California) enforces the California Retail Food Code (CalCode, Health & Safety Code Division 104, Part 7, Chapter 1 et seq.) — current version is the operative statutory authority. The Tuolumne County Environmental Health Division (within the Tuolumne County Community Development Department) does not operate a placard, letter-grade, or numeric-scoring overlay. Tuolumne publishes a structured Retail Food Facility Field Inspection Guide dated October 1, 2021 as a dual-audience reference for owners and inspectors. The Tuolumne County Food Inspection Report form (referenced in the Field Inspection Guide) is the standard inspection report with Major/Minor violation classification. Public records are accessible through the OpenGov portal at tuolumnecountyca.portal.opengov.com. Approximately 400 retail food facilities are permitted countywide.
Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Tuolumne County on ScoreTable.
Primary source
https://www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/247/Safe-Food
Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026
Published inspection data for Tuolumne County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.
Health department detail
What makes Tuolumne County distinct
Standard 02
Fire Safety
Authority having jurisdiction
In Tuolumne County, fire code authority rests with CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit.
- Phone
- (209) 533-5633
- Website
- tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/fire
- 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 CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit 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
LOW-MODERATE
Reference
Frequently asked
- Who inspects commercial kitchens in Tuolumne County?
- Tuolumne County Environmental Health Division is the food safety authority for Tuolumne County. Reach them at (209) 533-5633. 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 Tuolumne County?
- Tuolumne County 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 Tuolumne County?
- In Tuolumne County, fire code authority rests with CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. 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 Tuolumne County?
- The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit whether Tuolumne County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
- Where can I verify Tuolumne County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/247/Safe-Food. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/tuolumne.
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Tuolumne County inspection data — direct from the agency.
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