A. “City” means the city of San Luis Obispo, California.

B. “Council” means the council of the city of San Luis Obispo, California.

C. “County” means the county of San Luis Obispo.

D. “Goods” means and includes wares or merchandise.

E. “Health officer,” “health department,” “city health officer” or “city health department” means and includes the health department of the county of San Luis Obispo, the county health officer and representatives and deputies of the county health department.

F. “Oath” means and includes affirmation.

G. “Operate” means and includes carry-on, keep, conduct or maintain.

H. “Owner” applied to a building or land, means and includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant, tenant in common, or joint tenant, of the whole or a part of such building or land.

I. “Person” means and includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, company or corporation.

J. “Sale” means and includes any sale, exchange, barter or offer for sale.

K. “State” means the state of California.

L. “Street” means and includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, sidewalks, parkways, curbs or other public ways in this city which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this state.

M. “Tenant” or “occupant” applied to a building or land means and includes any person who occupies the whole or part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.

N. “Writing” means and includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language, unless it is expressly provided otherwise. (Prior code §§ 1305, 1313 – 1317, 1319, 1321 – 1326 and 1329)