Section 12-201.11 - General(A) Food protection manager certification is required for:(1) An individual who operates a retail FOOD ESTABLISHMENT or at least one MANAGER of a retail FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, shall have a certificate that states that the individual or MANAGER has passed an exam from an ACCREDITED PROGRAM on FOOD protection practices as required in s. 97.33, Stats. And 2-102.12; provided, however, that: (a) A NEW retail FOOD ESTABLISHMENT or a retail FOOD ESTABLISHMENT undergoing a change of OPERATOR shall have a certified FOOD protection MANAGER within 90 days of the initial day of operation.(b) A retail FOOD ESTABLISHMENT that is not in compliance because of EMPLOYEE turnover or other loss of a CERTIFIED FOOD protection MANAGER, shall have 90 days from the date of the loss of a CERTIFIED FOOD protection MANAGER to comply with this chapter.(2) An individual who conducts, maintains, manages, or operates a school lunchroom that is in a school that is participating in the national school lunch program under 42 USC 1751 to 1769j for which food service is directly provided by the school unless the operator or manager of the lunchroom, or his or her designee, is a certificate holder. For purposes of this subsection, the "operator or manager of the lunchroom" is the individual responsible for the administration of food services for a private school, charter school established under s. 118.40(2r), or school district. A private school, charter school established under s. 118.40(2r), or school district complies with the requirements of this subsection if the school or school district has one certificate holder. The individual designated to be the CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER will become certified within the time specified in this subparagraph.(B) A retail FOOD ESTABLISHMENT shall post a certificate issued under 12-201.11 (A) in a conspicuous place on the PREMISES of the retail FOOD ESTABLISHMENT.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 12-201.11
Adopted by,Register April 2015 No. 712, eff.5/1/2015.Amended by,Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9/1/2016.Adopted by, Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8/1/2020