Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purpose of creating good sanitary conditions in public places, preventing diseases and safeguarding human health.

Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the following public places:

(1) Hotels, restaurants, hotels, guest houses, chariots and horses shops, cafes, bars and teahouses;

(2) Public bathrooms, barber shops and beauty salons;

(three) theaters, video halls (rooms), recreation halls (rooms), dance halls and concert halls;

(4) stadiums (gymnasiums), swimming pools (gymnasiums) and parks;

(5) Exhibition halls, museums, art galleries and libraries;

(6) Shopping malls (shops) and bookstores;

(seven) waiting room, waiting room (plane, ship), public transport.

Article 3 The following items in public places shall meet the national hygiene standards and requirements:

(1) air and microclimate (humidity, temperature and wind speed);

(2) water quality;

(3) daylighting and lighting;

(4) noise;

(5) Customer utensils and sanitary facilities.

Hygienic standards and requirements for public places shall be formulated by the Ministry of Health.

Article 4 The State implements the "Hygiene Permit" system for the site selection and design of public places and newly built, rebuilt or expanded public places.

The Health Permit is issued by the health administrative department at or above the county level.

Chapter II Health Management

Article 5 The competent department of public places shall establish a health management system, equip full-time or part-time health management personnel, regularly check the health status of their business units (including individual operators, the same below), and provide necessary conditions.

Article 6 A business unit shall be responsible for the hygiene management of the public places it operates, establish a hygiene responsibility system, and conduct hygiene knowledge training and assessment for employees.

Article 7. Personnel who directly serve customers in public places can only engage in their own work with the Health Certificate. Persons suffering from dysentery, typhoid fever, viral hepatitis, active tuberculosis, purulent or exudative skin diseases and other diseases that hinder public health shall not engage in direct customer service before they are cured.

Eighth business units must obtain a "health permit" before they can apply to the administrative department for Industry and commerce for registration and obtain a business license. Those who have already started business before the implementation of these regulations shall be renewed with a "Health Permit" after passing the inspection by the health and epidemic prevention institutions. The Health Permit is reviewed every two years.

Ninth public places do not meet the health standards and requirements, resulting in health accidents, business units should properly handle, and timely report to the health and epidemic prevention agencies.

Chapter III Health Supervision

Tenth health and epidemic prevention institutions at all levels shall be responsible for the health supervision of public places within their respective jurisdictions.

Health and epidemic prevention institutions of civil aviation, railways, transportation, factories (fields) and mines shall exercise health supervision over public places under their jurisdiction and accept the professional guidance of local health and epidemic prevention institutions.

Eleventh health and epidemic prevention institutions shall, according to the needs, set up health supervisors in public places to carry out the tasks assigned by the health and epidemic prevention institutions. Health supervisors in public places shall be issued certificates by the people's governments at the same level.

Health supervisors in public places of health and epidemic prevention institutions of civil aviation, railways, transportation, industrial and mining enterprises shall be issued certificates by their superior competent departments.

Twelfth health and epidemic prevention institutions of public health supervision responsibilities:

(a) health monitoring and health technical guidance in public places;

(two) to supervise the health examination of employees and guide the relevant departments to carry out health knowledge education and training for employees;

(3) The site selection and design of newly built, expanded or rebuilt public places shall undergo sanitary examination and participate in the final acceptance.

Thirteenth health supervisors have the right to conduct on-site inspections in public places and ask for relevant information, and business units shall not refuse or conceal it. Health supervisors have the responsibility to keep the technical information provided confidential.

Health supervisors in public places should wear badges and show their certificates when performing their tasks.

Chapter IV Punishment

Fourteenth units and individuals that have one of the following acts shall be punished by the health and epidemic prevention institutions according to the seriousness of the case, such as warning, fine, suspension of business for rectification and revocation of the Health Permit:

(a) the health quality does not meet the national health standards and requirements, but continues to operate;

(two) without obtaining the "health certificate", and engaged in direct customer service;

(3) refusing health supervision;

(four) without obtaining the "health permit", operating without authorization.

All fines will be turned over to the state treasury.

Fifteenth units or individuals that violate the provisions of these regulations and cause accidents or poisoning accidents that seriously endanger citizens' health shall compensate the victims.

Anyone who violates these regulations and causes disability or death, which constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility by judicial organs according to law.

Article 16 Anyone who refuses to accept the administrative penalty of fine, suspension of business for rectification or revocation of the Hygiene Permit may bring a lawsuit to the local people's court within 15 days from the date of receiving the penalty notice. However, the decision on health quality control in public places should be implemented immediately. If it fails to perform the punishment decision within the time limit and does not bring a lawsuit, the health and epidemic prevention institution shall apply to the people's court for compulsory execution.

Seventeenth public health supervision institutions and health supervisors must perform their duties and act according to law. Those who neglect their duties, abuse their powers and accept bribes shall be given administrative sanctions by the higher authorities. If the case constitutes a crime, the criminal responsibility of the person directly responsible shall be investigated by judicial organs according to law.

Chapter V Supplementary Provisions

Article 18 The detailed rules for the implementation of these Regulations shall be formulated by the Ministry of Health.

Article 19 These Regulations shall come into force as of the date of promulgation.