(p) Dogs in outdoor Dining Areas Notwithstanding subparagraph (o) of this paragraph, where a county or municipality has passed an ordinance or resolution under T.C.A. § 6-54-135 authorizing individual restaurants to permit dogs in outdoor dining areas and to charge permit holders a reasonable permit fee, dogs other than service dogs may be permitted in outside areas of a food establishment, provided, however:
1. Except as provided in subparagraph (o), no dog shall be present in the interior of any restaurant or in any area where food is prepared;2. The food establishment shall have the right to refuse to serve the owner of a dog if the owner fails to exercise reasonable control over the dog or the pet dog is otherwise behaving in a manner that compromises or threatens to compromise the health or safety of any person present in the food establishment;3. The person in charge shall not permit dogs to physically contact food, serving dishes, utensils, tableware, linens, unwrapped single-service and single-use articles or other food service items that may result in contamination of food or food-contact surfaces and shall not permit animals to physically contact employees engaged in the preparation or handling of food;4. The person in charge shall instruct employees and patrons that dogs shall not be allowed to come into contact with serving dishes, utensils, tableware, linens, paper products or any other items involved in food service operations;5. Patrons shall keep their dogs on a leash at all times and keep their dogs under reasonable control;6. Dogs shall not be allowed on tables, chairs or other furnishings;7. The person in charge shall ensure that any accidents involving dog waste are cleaned immediately and the area sanitized with an approved product. A kit with the appropriate materials for this purpose shall be kept near the designated outdoor area.8. The permit holder shall post a sign or signs reminding employees and patrons of the applicable rules on the premises in a manner and in such place(s) as determined by the local permitting authority; and9. Pet dogs shall not be permitted to travel through indoor or nondesignated portions of the food establishment, and ingress and egress to the designated outdoor portions of the food establishment shall not require entrance into nor passage through any indoor area of the food establishment.