Personnel must practice good hygiene, including proper hand washing habits and clean clothing. They should not work while ill. Owners and managers of restaurants in North Carolina are encouraged to take an approved food safety course. The Dare County Health Department offers ServSafe one to two times per year. The premises must be clean and in good repair.
Special attention is paid to water temperatures, laundry rooms, and ice machines.
Hotels and motels may serve prepackaged food, such as donuts and bagels. To serve other meals they must obtain the proper permit. A State application and a Dare County application must be filed in the Environmental Health Section Office along with the fee before an operation permit is issued. The permit has to be renewed each year. This phone must be accessible to all pool users.