The regulatory authority must approve a request for a mobile food unit to be exempt from state board of health or local health jurisdiction requirements to operate from an approved commissary or servicing area if:

Terms Used In Washington Code 43.20.148

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(1) The mobile food unit contains all equipment and utensils needed for complete onboard preparation of an approved menu;
(2) The mobile food unit is protected from environmental contamination when not in use;
(3) The mobile food unit can maintain required food storage temperatures during storage, preparation, service, and transit;
(4) The mobile food unit has a dedicated handwashing sink to allow frequent handwashing at all times;
(5) The mobile food unit has adequate water capacity and warewashing facilities to clean all multiuse utensils used on the mobile food unit at a frequency specified in state board of health rules;
(6) The mobile food unit is able to store tools onboard needed for cleaning and sanitizing;
(7) All food, water, and ice used on the mobile food unit is prepared onboard or otherwise obtained from approved sources;
(8) Wastewater and garbage will be sanitarily removed from the mobile food unit following an approved written plan or by a licensed service provider; and
(9) The local health officer approves the menu and plan of operations for the mobile food unit.
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