Balmer
People v. Balmer
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Swain, J.
The defendants were convicted of violating the following sections of the California Administrative Code: section 310, owning and operating a nursing home and convalescent home without keeping and maintaining it “in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair at all times”; section 299, owning and operating such an institution “without keeping and maintaining all kitchens and kitchen areas clean and free of litter and rubbish and protected from rodents, roaches, flies and other insects, and all utensils, counters, shelves, tables, stoves, hoods and other equipment clean and in good repair”; section 302, owning and operating such an institution “without cleaning and disinfecting all multi-use utensils used for eating, drinking and in the preparation and serving of food and drink after each usage in the manner and form required by this section”; section 335, owning and operating such an institution “without sterilizing bedside equipment such as wash basins, mouth-wash cups and bedpans by the method of submersion in boiling water for a minimum of ’ thirty (30) minutes or by autoclaving or by any other method, *876 or at all”; section 350-A, owning and operating such an…