Chapter 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - FOOD, RECREATIONAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL SANITATION

A. The Department: 1. Incorporates by reference the United States Food and Drug Administration publication, Food Code: 2017 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, which is incorporated by reference, contains no future editions or…

A. Except as provided in subsection (B), this Article applies to any FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. B. This Article does not apply to the following, which are not subject to routine inspection or other regulatory activities by a REGULATORY AUTHORITY: 1. The beneficial use of wildlife meat a…

A. An individual wanting to prepare a cottage FOOD product, as defined in A.R.S. § 36-931, for commercial purposes and to be exempt from the requirements in all other Sections of this Article shall: 1. Complete a food handler training course from an accredited program that has be…

A. The Department incorporates FC Chapter 2 in whole unless otherwise specified: 1. Part 2-1 Supervision; 2. Part 2-2 Employee Health in part; 3. Part 2-3 Personal Cleanliness; 4. Part 2-4 Hygienic Practices; and 5. Part 2-5 Responding to Contamination Events. B. In addition to t…

A. The Department incorporates FC Chapter 3 in whole, unless otherwise specified: 1. Part 3-1 Characteristics; 2. Part 3-2 Sources, Specifications, and Original Containers and Records; 3. Part 3-3 Protection From Contamination After Receiving in part; 4. Part 3-4 Destruction of O…

The Department incorporates FC Chapter 4 in whole: 1. Part 4-1 Materials for Construction and Repair; 2. Part 4-2 Design and Construction; 3. Part 4-3 Numbers and Capacities; 4. Part 4-4 Location and Installation; 5. Part 4-5 Maintenance and Operation; 6. Part 4-6 Cleaning of Equ…

A. The Department incorporates FC Chapter 5 in whole, unless otherwise specified: 1. Part 5-1 Water in part; 2. Part 5-2 Plumbing System; 3. Part 5-3 Mobile Water Tank and Mobile Food Establishment Water Tank; 4. Part 5-4 Sewage, Other Liquid Waste, and Rainwater; and 5. Part 5-5…

A. The Department incorporates FC Chapter 6 in whole: 1. Part 6-1 Materials for Construction and Repair; 2. Part 6-2 Design, Construction, and Installation; 3. Part 6-3 Numbers and Capacities; 4. Part 6-4 Location and Placement; and 5. Part 6-5 Maintenance and Operation. B. In ad…

The Department incorporates FC Chapter 7 in whole: 1. Part 7-1 Labeling and Identification; 2. Part 7-2 Operational Supplies and Applications; and 3. Part 7-3 Stock and Retail Sale. Historical Note New Section made by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (…

A. The Department incorporates FC Chapter 8 in whole, unless otherwise specified: 1. Part 8-1 Code Applicability; 2. Part 8-2 Plans Submission and Approval; 3. Part 8-3 Permit to Operate in part; 4. Part 8-4 Inspection and Correction of Violations in part; and 5. Part 8-5 Prevent…

Historical Note New Section made by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). Repealed by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 1516, with an immediate effective date of July 8, 2020 (Supp. 20-3).

A. In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. § 36-1761 and in this Article, the following definitions apply to this Section, unless otherwise specified: 1. “Commissary” means a facility that: a. Is APPROVED by a REGULATORY AUTHORITY as safe and sanitary for FOOD preparation consis…

Historical Note New Section recodified from R9-19-312 at 11 A.A.R. 3578, effective September 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-4). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 16 A.A.R. 2062, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).

Historical Note New Section recodified from R9-19-314 at 11 A.A.R. 3578, effective September 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-4). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 16 A.A.R. 2062, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).

Historical Note New Section recodified from R9-19-326 at 11 A.A.R. 3578, effective September 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-4). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 16 A.A.R. 2062, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).

Historical Note New Section recodified from R9-19-321 at 11 A.A.R. 3578, effective September 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-4). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 16 A.A.R. 2062, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).

Historical Note New Section recodified from R9-19-327 at 11 A.A.R. 3578, effective September 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-4). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 16 A.A.R. 2062, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).

Historical Note New Section recodified from R9-19-330 at 11 A.A.R. 3578, effective September 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-4). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 16 A.A.R. 2062, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).

Historical Note New Section recodified from R9-19-333 at 11 A.A.R. 3578, effective September 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-4). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 16 A.A.R. 2062, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).

A. The Department incorporates FC Annex 1 in whole, unless otherwise specified: 1. Section 1, Purpose; 2. Section 2, Explanation; 3. Section 3, Principle; 4. Section 4, Recommendation; and 5. Section 5, Parts in part. B. In Annex 1, Section 5, the Department does not accept Part …

Historical Note Repealed effective April 10, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). ARTICLE 12. RENUMBERED See Title 18, Chapter 8, Article 6. ARTICLE 13. LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS

The Department incorporates FC Annex 2 in whole: 1. Section 1, United States Code and Code of Federal Regulations; 2. Section 2, Bibliography; 3. Section 3, Principle; and 4. Section 4, Food Defense Guidance from Farm to Table. Historical Note Former Section R9-8-112 repealed, ne…

The Department incorporates FC Annex 3 in whole: 1. Section 1, Purpose and Definitions; 2. Section 2, Management and Personnel; 3. Section 3, Food; 4. Section 4, Equipment, Utensils, and Linens; 5. Section 5, Water, Plumbing, and Waste; 6. Section 6, Physical Facilities; 7. Secti…

The Department incorporates FC Annex 4 in whole: 1. Section 1, Active Managerial Control; 2. Section 2, Introduction to HACCP; 3. Section 3, The HACCP Principles; 4. Section 4, The Process Approach - A Practical Application of HACCP; 5. Section 5, FDA Retail HACCP Manuals; 6. Sec…

The Department incorporates FC Annex 5 in whole: 1. Section 1, Purpose and Scope; 2. Section 2, Risk-Based Routine Inspections; 3. Section 3, What is Needed to Properly Conduct a Risk-Based Inspection; 4. Section 4, Risk-Based Inspection Methodology; 5. Section 5, Achieving On-Si…

The Department incorporates FC Annex 6 in whole: 1. Section 1, Introduction; 2. Section 2, Reduced Oxygen Packaging; and 3. Section 3, Smoking and Curing. Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). New Section ma…

The Department incorporates FC Annex in whole: 1. Section 1, Employee Health Information; 2. Section 2, Adoption Information; and 3. Section 3, Summary Information. Historical Note Corrected Article reference (Supp. 77-3). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, ef…

Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). New Section R9-8-118 renumbered from R9-8-102 and amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 1516, with an immediate effective date of July 8, 2020 (Supp. 20-3). Amended b…

Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). New Section made by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 1516, with an immediate effective date of July 8, 2020 (Supp. 20-3). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 32 A.A.R. …

Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2).

Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2).

Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2).

Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2).

Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2).

Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2).

Historical Note Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1719, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-2).

In this Article, unless otherwise specified: 1. “Bathroom” means a structure or room that contains at least one toilet or urinal. 2. “Bedding” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-796. 3. “Clean” means free from dirt or debris. 4. “Common area” means any area of a lodging estab…

A. This Article does not apply to: 1. The activities listed in A.R.S. § 42-5070(B); 2. A lodging establishment located on federal or tribal land within the state; 3. A lodging establishment that: a. Is owner occupied, and b. Has no more than six lodging units; 4. A camping shelte…

A. A responsible party shall ensure that each lodger has access to a toilet, a lavatory, and a shower room, located either: 1. Within the lodging unit the lodger is occupying or 2. Within 200 feet from an entrance to the lodging unit. B. A responsible party shall ensure that each…

A responsible party shall ensure that the following requirements are met: 1. Each common area: a. Is clean and sanitary; b. Is ventilated by an openable window, air conditioning, or other mechanical device; c. Is maintained free from public health nuisance and free from insect an…

A responsible party shall ensure that the following requirements are met: 1. All water provided by the lodging establishment for human consumption is potable water. 2. Any source of water provided by the lodging establishment that is not potable is clearly identified with “not fo…

A responsible party shall ensure that sewage and human excreta produced within the lodging establishment: 1. Does not create a public health nuisance; and 2. Is collected and disposed of by systems designed, constructed and operated in compliance with the requirements in 18 A.A.C…

A responsible party shall ensure that the following requirements are met: 1. The lodging establishment has conspicuously located refuse containers that are: a. Constructed of non-absorbent material that is capable of withstanding expected use and remaining easily cleanable; and b…