Section R70-540-5 - Registration Categories(1) Each food establishment shall belong to only one of the four categories that have been established.(2) A food establishment with multiple processing areas at the same physical address and under the same ownership will be evaluated and placed in a single category.(3) A separate registration is required for each business owner operating under a letter of authorization.(4) Grocery stores offering food as defined in Section 4-5-2(6) to consumers shall be categorized based on the following schedule: Table I |
| Inspectable Square Footage | Process Areas/Employees | Category |
(a) | less than 1000 | 4 or fewer employees | small |
(b) | 1000-5000 | limited food processing | medium |
(c) | 1000-50,000 | 2 or fewer food processing areas | large |
(d) | greater than 50,000 | more than 2 food processing areas | super |
(5) Food or beverage manufacturing, processing, or packaging plants shall be categorized based on the following schedule: Table II |
| Inspectable Square Footage | Process Areas/Employees | Category |
(a) | less than 1000 | 4 or fewer employees | small |
(b) | 1000-5000 | limited food processing | medium |
(c) | 1000-20,000 | 2 or fewer food processing areas | large |
(d) | greater than 20,000 | more than 2 food processing areas | super |
(6) Cold or dry storage warehouses or other types of food storage facilities shall be categorized based on the following schedule: Table III |
| Inspectable Square Footage | Category |
(a) | less than 1000 | small |
(b) | 1000-5000 | medium |
(c) | 1000-20,000 | large |
(d) | greater than 20,000 | super |
(7) A water vending machine owner or company shall be categorized as follows: Table IV |
| Number of Water Vending | Category |
(a) | ten or fewer | small |
(b) | eleven or more | medium |
(c) as a grocery store as indicated in R70-540-5(4), Table I, (a)-(d) when their primary purpose is to vend water.(8) For mobile vendors, each vehicle or truck that sells prepackaged, potentially hazardous food items shall be categorized as a small.(9) A temporary or seasonal business at an individual location shall be typed as a grocery store as indicated in R70-540-5(4), Table I, (a)-(d).(10) A farmer's market shall be exempt from the registration fee pursuant to Title 4-5(2)(9)(b).(11) An establishment or operation calling itself a farmer's market, but which does not meet the definition of farmer's market in R70-540-4(b) shall be typed as one grocery store as indicated in R70-540-5(4), Table I, (a)-(d).Utah Admin. Code R70-540-5