26B-7-406.  Periodic evaluation of local health sanitation programs — Minimum statewide enforcement standards — Technical assistance.

(1)  The department shall periodically evaluate the sanitation programs of local health departments to determine the levels of sanitation being maintained throughout the state.

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-7-406

  • Food: means :
(a) a raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, nonalcoholic beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use or for sale, in whole or in part, for human consumption; or
(b) chewing gum. See Utah Code 26B-7-401
  • Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2) 

    (a)  The department shall ensure that each local health department‘s enforcement of the minimum rules of sanitation adopted under Section 26B-7-402 for restaurants and other places where food or drink is handled meets or exceeds minimum statewide enforcement standards established by the department by administrative rule.

    (b)  Administrative rules adopted under Subsection (2)(a) shall include at least:

    (i)  the minimum number of periodic on-site inspections that shall be conducted by each local health department;

    (ii)  criteria for conducting additional inspections; and

    (iii)  standardized methods to be used by local health departments to assess compliance with the minimum rules of sanitation adopted under Section 26B-7-402.

    (c)  The department shall help local health departments comply with the minimum statewide enforcement standards adopted under this Subsection (2) by providing technical assistance.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session

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