Section 18 AAC 31.610 - Limited food service(a) In addition to the other applicable requirements of this chapter, the operator of a limited food service shall comply with this section.(b) At a limited food service, depending on the adequacy of facilities, equipment, and utensils for the types and volume of food and methods of preparation and service, and based on information provided by the operator on the application form by the department, the department will, as the department determines necessary to serve the interests of public health and consumer protection, (1) limit the number and type of food items to be prepared and sold;(2) require the exclusive use of single-service tableware; and(3) allow the use of a commissary or other approved facility located in the same structure or within a reasonable distance to resupply food and single-service items;(c) The operator of a limited food service need not provide sanitary facilities required under 18 AAC 31.500 - 18 AAC 31.525 if (1) only prepackaged food that meets the requirements of this chapter is served; and(2) any nonpotentially hazardous beverage is prepared at a commissary and dispensed from equipment that protects the beverage from contamination.(d) The exemption in (c) of this section does not relieve an operator from complying with requirements of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.Eff. 5/18/97, Register 142; am/readopt 12/19/99, Register 152; am 6/28/2001, Register 158; am 12/28/2006, Register 180Effective 12/19/99, Register 152, the Department of Environmental Conservation readopted 18 AAC 31.610, to affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch. 72, SLA 1998. The department also added a new subsection to 18 AAC 31.610. Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt regulations in 18 AAC 31 from AS 03.05 to AS 17.20.
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