18 AAC 31.575. Premises

The operator of a food establishment shall ensure that

(1) the grounds in the immediate vicinity of the establishment are well drained and free of conditions, such as uncut weeds or grass or materials, equipment, or refuse stored in a manner that might attract or harbor insects, rodents, or other pests;

(2) access to preparation, processing, and warewashing areas is restricted to employees or to persons who own, manage, service, repair, maintain, or regulate the establishment;

(3) the establishment is separated from any living or sleeping quarters by complete partitioning or solid, self-closing doors, and that no part of any operation is conducted in living or sleeping quarters;

(4) laundry activities are restricted to washing and drying linens, cloths, uniforms, and aprons and take place only in dressing or locker rooms, in storage rooms where food, equipment, and utensils are packaged or covered, or in a separate laundry room;

(5) clean clothing and linens are stored in a clean place and protected from contamination;

(6) soiled clothing, linens, and wiping cloths are stored in nonabsorbent containers or washable laundry bags;

(7) storage of maintenance tools and cleaning equipment cannot contaminate food, utensils, equipment, or linen and will not obstruct cleaning;

(8) live animals are not in the establishment, except for edible fish, crustacea or shellfish, fish in aquariums, patrol dogs accompanying police officers, or service animals accompanying persons with disabilities; and

(9) service animals are controlled by the disabled person, kept off seats, and prevented from contaminating food, food-contact surfaces, or utensils.

History: Eff. 5/18/97, Register 142; readopt 12/19/99, Register 152

Authority: AS 17.20.005

Editor's note: Effective 12/19/99, Register 152, the Department of Environmental Conservation readopted 18 AAC 31.575, without change, to affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch. 72, SLA 1998. Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt regulations in 18 AAC 31 from AS 03.05 to AS 17.20.

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