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 (CRFC) provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections, scores them per local methodology, and posts results to the public.

How are inspection results communicated in Tuolumne County?

Tuolumne County Environmental Health Division documents inspections per none methodology. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.

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

CAL FIRE TCU is the fire authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). They enforce 2025 CFC and NFPA 96 (2024 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.

What fire code edition applies in Tuolumne County?

2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: none recorded.

Where can I verify Tuolumne County inspection records?

Primary source: https://www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/247/Safe-Food. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/tuolumne.

California Jurisdiction

Tuolumne County commercial kitchen compliance

California's 46th-largest county by commercial kitchen population. 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 is a smaller California jurisdiction. Inspection volume is lower than the metro counties, but the statutory framework — California Retail Food Code — is identical. Sonora Fire: (209) 532-8520. CAL FIRE TUU for unincorporated.

Standard 01

Food Safety

Authority

Tuolumne County Environmental Health Division

Phone: (209) 533-5633
Website: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/247/Safe-Food
Scoring type: None
Grading type: None

Methodology

Tuolumne County (CA) 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 operators and inspectors. The Tuolumne County Food Inspection Report form (referenced in the Field Inspection Guide) is the canonical inspection report with Major/Minor violation classification. Public records are accessible through the OpenGov portal at tuolumnecountyca.portal.opengov.com — Tuolumne is the first OpenGov-platform CA jurisdiction identified in this dataset. Approximately 400 retail food facilities are permitted countywide.

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.

Standard 02

Fire Safety

Authority having jurisdiction

CAL FIRE TCU

Phone: (209) 533-5633
Website: tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/fire
Fire code edition: 2025 CFC
NFPA 96 edition: 2024
Hood cleaning default: Quarterly
Permit type: Operational Fire Permit — annual renewal, pass/fail

Hood cleaning frequencies

Frequencies enforced by CAL FIRE TCU per NFPA 96 (2024).

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 (CRFC) provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections, scores them per local methodology, and posts results to the public.
How are inspection results communicated in Tuolumne County?: Tuolumne County Environmental Health Division documents inspections per none methodology. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Tuolumne County?: CAL FIRE TCU is the fire authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). They enforce 2025 CFC and NFPA 96 (2024 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.
What fire code edition applies in Tuolumne County?: 2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: none recorded.
Where can I verify Tuolumne County inspection records?: Primary source: https://www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/247/Safe-Food. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-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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