Section 113969 - Hair restraints(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), all food employees preparing, serving, or handling food or utensils shall wear hair restraints, such as hats, hair coverings, or nets, which are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting nonprepackaged food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and unwrapped single-use articles.(b) This section does not apply to food employees, such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or prepackaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff, if they present a minimal risk of contaminating nonprepackaged food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and unwrapped single-use articles.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 113969
Amended by Stats 2009 ch 571 (SB 241),s 25, eff. 10/11/2009.Added by Stats 2006 ch 23 (SB 144),s 2, eff. 1/1/2007, op. 7/1/2007.