Practice question
Under an otherwise valid ordinance, restaurants must keep food at scientifically supported safe temperatures and maintain sanitary preparation areas. The requirements apply fairly, directly address documented contamination risks, and impose reasonable compliance costs. An operator objects solely because compliance reduces profit. Which answer is best?
- Any reduction in profit automatically invalidates police regulation
- The ordinance is necessarily a taking of ownership requiring purchase of the restaurant
- Sanitation may be regulated only after customers become ill
- The stated objection alone does not defeat a reasonable public-health regulation
- The regulation is invalid unless every operator consents
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7160, Section 16, general welfare clause: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
- City of Manila v. Laguio, Jr., G.R. No. 118127, April 12, 2005, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/apr2005/gr_118127_2005.html
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