(1) The director may issue a food establishment license with limitations. License limitations may be imposed based upon either of the following determinations:
  (a) The site, facility, sewage disposal system, equipment, water supply, or the food supplies, protection, storage, preparation, display, service, or transportation facilities are not adequate to accommodate the proposed or existing menu or otherwise adequate to protect the public health.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 289.2121

  • Director: means the director of the department or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
  • Food: means articles used for food or drink for humans or other animals, chewing gum, and articles used for components of any such article. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
  • Food establishment: means an operation where food is processed, packed, canned, preserved, frozen, fabricated, stored, prepared, served, vended, sold, or offered for sale. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
  • License holder: means the person who is legally responsible for the operation of a food establishment including the owner, the owner's agent, or other person operating under apparent authority of the owner and who possesses a valid license to operate a food establishment. See Michigan Laws 289.1109
  • License limitation: means an action by which the director imposes restrictions or conditions, or both, on a license of a food establishment. See Michigan Laws 289.1109
  (b) Food establishment personnel are not practicing proper food storage, preparation, handling, display, service, or transportation techniques.
  (2) The director shall promptly notify a license holder of the imposition of a license limitation. The license holder shall be provided an opportunity for an administrative hearing on the issue of the imposition of the limitation.