Right of entry.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 23-3
in effectSec. 23-3. - Right of entry.
As a condition to the granting of a license, the manager shall have the right of entry into the premises of any licensee during the hours the licensee is conducting business or when activity is in evidence. The manager shall be permitted to examine documents or true copies of documents, excluding prices, that pertain directly to food and supplies purchased, received or used, information pertinent to their HACCP plan, or to persons employed in food and beverage operations when such examination is expected to produce information necessary to protect the public health, enforce this chapter 23, or investigate suspected incidents of food-borne illness. Upon and in accordance with the manager's request, licensee shall provide copies of the above-referenced documents to the manager. The inspection of any food by the manager may result in approval, or an order of condemnation, or an order to retain and hold the same pending further investigation and examination. It shall be unlawful to hinder, prevent, or refuse to permit any lawful inspection.
(Ord. No. 97-99, § 1, 2-8-99; Ord. No. 589-10, § 2, 11-1-10)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH23FOFOHA_ARTIINGE_DIV1GE_S23-3RIENFetched: 10/27/2026