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TN Code § 68-14-708 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-708. Suspension of Permit

  The commissioner has the authority to suspend any permit to operate a food service establishment issued pursuant to this part if the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the permittee is not in compliance with this part; provided, that the permittee shall be given the opportunity to correct violations as provided in § 68-14-709.   Suspension of permits, other than those for temporary food service establishments shall be of two (2) types:  A Class 1 suspension, which provides an opportunity for a hearing prior to the effective date of the suspension; and   A Class 2 suspension, which provides an opportunity for a hearing after the effective date of the suspension, and is effective immediately.     Notice of either type of suspension may be given by the inspector on the inspector's regular inspection form or by written notification from the commissioner. When a permit suspension is effective, all operations shall cease. Class 2 suspensions shall only be issued if an imminent health hazard exists.   A written request for a hearing on either type of suspension shall be filed by the permittee within ten (10) days of the receipt of notice. This ten-day period may run concurrently with the ten-day period set forth in § 68-14-709. If a hearing is requested, it shall be commenced within a reasonable time of the request. If no request for a hearing is made within ten (10) days of the receipt of notice, the suspension becomes final and is not subject to review.   The commissioner may end the suspension at any time if reasons for suspension no longer exist.
TN Code § 68-14-709 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-709. Revocation of Permit

  The commissioner may, after providing opportunity for a hearing, revoke a permit for serious or repeated violations of requirements of this part or for interference with the commissioner in the performance of the commissioner's duty.   Prior to revocation, the commissioner shall notify, in writing, the permittee of the specific reason or reasons for which the permit is to be revoked, and that the permit shall be revoked at the end of ten (10) days following service of such notice, unless a written request for a hearing is filed with the commissioner within the ten-day period. If no request for hearing is filed within the ten-day period, the revocation of the permit becomes final.
TN Code § 68-14-710 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-710. Notice

 A notice provided for in this part is properly served when it is delivered to the permittee or person in charge, or when it is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the permittee. A copy of the notice shall be filed in the records of the commissioner.
TN Code § 68-14-711 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-711. Hearing — Appeals — Applicability

  The hearings provided for in this part shall be conducted by the commissioner in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   Appeals from any final decision after a hearing shall be pursued in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3.   Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply in a county in which the health department is operating a program pursuant to § 68-14-704(7) that meets the minimum requirements of due process; provided, that appeals from final decisions made under such programs may be made to the commissioner, for the limited purpose of determining whether a material error of law was made at the county level. Such appeal to the commissioner shall not be de novo, but shall be limited to a review of the record of the hearing at the county level.
TN Code § 68-14-712 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-712. Application for New Permit After Revocation

 Whenever the revocation of a permit becomes final, upon demonstration that the conditions that led to the revocation have been cured, the holder of the revoked permit may make written application for a new permit.
TN Code § 68-14-713 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-713. Permit Fees — Applicability

   The permit fee to operate a food service establishment shall be in accordance with the following schedule:  No. of Seats  Fee Amount   0-50 $210   51 or more seats $360    Auxiliary food service operations shall pay a permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100);   Temporary food service establishments shall pay a permit fee of thirty dollars ($30.00);   Child care center food service establishments and congregate meal sites funded through the commission on aging and disability that are food service establishments shall pay according to the following schedule:  No. of Seats  Fee Amount   0-50 $50.00   51 or more seats $80.00    School food services establishments shall pay a permit fee of eighty dollars ($80.00).     This section shall not apply to family child care homes, as defined in § 71-3-501.   If the permit fee is delinquent for more than thirty (30) calendar days, a penalty fee of one-half (½) the permit fee shall be assessed, in addition to the permit fee. If a check is returned for any reason, a penalty fee of one-half (½) the permit fee shall be assessed in addition to the permit fee. The permit fee, plus any penalty, shall be paid before the permit is issued.   When an institution operates several group homes within close proximity to each other, the permit fee established in this section shall be assessed only against the institution and not against each individual group home.   This section shall not apply to a blind vendor subject to § 71-4-501.
TN Code § 68-14-714 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-714. Exemptions From Fees — Fractional Permit Fees

  Churches, schools, civic, fraternal or veterans' organizations serving food are exempt from the payment of food service establishment permit fees; provided, that food is served on no more than fifty-two (52) separate days in one (1) fiscal year. The exemption is expressly limited to the payment of fees and shall not exempt these organizations from any other provisions of this part.   In addition to the exemption established in subsection (a), churches involved in the sale of food at a four-day, multi-regional event sponsored by a local chamber of commerce, whose primary purpose is to generate economic interest in the regions, shall further be exempt from the payment of food service establishment permit fees for the event.   A bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization that operates a food bank and an on-site feeding program for the free distribution of food to combat poverty and hunger shall be exempt from the payment of food service establishment permit fees.   When application is made for a permit to operate any food service establishment after January 1 of any year, or such other date as the commissioner may establish by rule and regulation, the fee charged for the permit shall be one-half (½) the annual rate; provided, however, that where the establishment was subject to permit requirements prior to January 1 or such other date as the commissioner may establish by rule and regulation, of any year, no such fractional rate shall be allowed.
TN Code § 68-14-715 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-715. Inspection Reports

  Inspection results for food service establishments shall be recorded on standard departmental forms that summarize the requirements of the law and rules and regulations.   A copy of the completed inspection report shall be furnished in a manner prescribed by the commissioner to the person in charge of the facility at the conclusion of the inspection.   The most current inspection report furnished to the operator or person in charge of the establishment shall be posted in a conspicuous manner. If any violation noted on the report is required to be corrected within ten (10) days of the issuance of the report and the department determines that the violation has been corrected within the period of time, then a final report without notation of the violation shall be furnished to the operator or person in charge of the food service establishment and the report shall be posted in lieu of the original report.
TN Code § 68-14-716 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-716. Correction of Violations — Cessation of Operations — Hearing on Ordered Corrective Action — Resumption of Operations

  The completed inspection report shall specify a reasonable period of time for correction of violations found.   Corrections of violations shall be accomplished within the following periods:  If an imminent health hazard exists, the facility shall immediately cease operations until authorized to reopen by the commissioner;   All violations of priority items shall be corrected as soon as possible and in any event within ten (10) days following inspection. A follow-up inspection may be made for confirmation;   All other items should be corrected as soon as possible, but in any event by the time of the next routine inspection; and   In the case of temporary food service establishments, all violations shall be corrected within twenty-four (24) hours. If violations are not corrected within twenty-four (24) hours, the establishment shall immediately cease food service operations until authorized to resume by the commissioner.     The inspection report shall state that failure to comply with any time limits specified by the commissioner for correction may result in cessation of operations. An opportunity for a hearing on the ordered corrective action shall be provided if a written request is filed with the commissioner within ten (10) days following cessation of operations. If a request for a hearing is received, a hearing shall be held within a reasonable time after receipt of the request.   Whenever a facility is required under this section to cease operations, it shall not resume operations until it is shown on reinspection that conditions responsible for the order to cease operations no longer exist. Opportunity for reinspection shall be offered within a reasonable time.
TN Code § 68-14-717 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-717. Examination or Sampling of Food — Hold Order

 Food may be examined or sampled by the commissioner as deemed necessary for the enforcement of this part. The commissioner may place a hold order on any food that the commissioner believes is in violation of this part or of rules and regulations, upon written notice to the operator specifying particular reasons for the hold order. The commissioner shall tag, label, or otherwise identify any food subject to a hold order. No food subject to a hold order shall be used, served, sold, or moved from the establishment. The hold order may state that the food be held while confirmation is obtained that the condition violates this part or rules or regulations. The hold order may also order the operator to destroy food that violates this part or rules or regulations. The commissioner shall permit storage of the food under the conditions specified in the hold order, unless storage is not possible without risk to the health of the public, in which case immediate destruction shall be ordered and accomplished. The hold order shall state that a request for a hearing may be filed within ten (10) days. If a request for a hearing is received, the hearing shall be held within a reasonable time after receipt of the request. On the basis of evidence produced at the hearing, the hold order may be rescinded, or the owner or person in charge may be directed by written order to denature or destroy such food or to bring it into compliance with this part.
TN Code § 68-14-718 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-718. Review and Approval of Plans and Specifications

 Whenever a food service establishment is constructed or extensively remodeled, and whenever an existing structure is converted to use as a food service establishment, plans and specifications shall be submitted to the commissioner for review and approval before construction, remodeling, or conversion is begun. The plans and specifications shall indicate the proposed layout, arrangement, mechanical plans, and construction materials and work areas, and the type and model of proposed fixed equipment and facilities. The commissioner shall approve the plans and specifications if they meet the requirements of this part and of rules and regulations. No food service establishment shall be constructed, extensively remodeled, or converted, except in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the commissioner. Any deviation from the submitted plans and specifications previously approved by the commissioner discovered during an inspection that would not compromise the safety of food products shall not delay the issuance of a permit to operate a food service establishment.
TN Code § 68-14-719 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-719. Containment of Disease Transmission by Employees

  When the commissioner has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by an employee of the facility, the commissioner may obtain information about any recent illness of the employee or make other investigations as may be indicated. The commissioner may require any of the following:  The immediate exclusion of the employee from employment in the food service establishment;   The immediate closing of the facility until, in the commissioner's opinion, no further danger of disease outbreak exists;   Restricting the employee's service to some area of the facility where there would be little likelihood of transmitting disease; or   Adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the employee and of other employees.     A person in charge, having been provided by the employee with written documentation from a person who practices in a medical profession in accordance with title 63 that the employee has been diagnosed with a condition set forth in chapter 2, § 2-201.11(B)(2) of the Food Code shall have an affirmative duty to notify the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. A person in charge shall not be required to obtain medical records from a prospective employee prior to hiring such individual as an employee.
TN Code § 68-14-720 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-720. Penalties

 Any person operating a food service establishment who fails or refuses to comply with any of this part or with rules and regulations, obstructs or hinders the regulatory authority in the discharge of the regulatory authority's duties, or otherwise operates a food service establishment in violation of this part or rules and regulations commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day of operation after notice of noncompliance of violation has been given and such violation has not been corrected constitutes a separate offense.
TN Code § 68-14-721 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-721. Injunctions

 When the commissioner has reason to believe that a person is causing, is about to cause, or has caused a violation of this part or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this part, the commissioner may initiate proceedings in either the chancery court of Davidson County or the chancery court of the county where the violation is occurring, for injunctive relief to prevent the continuance of the violation or to correct the conditions resulting in, or about to result in, the violation.
TN Code § 68-14-722 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-722. Sales by Children

 Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, children eighteen (18) years of age or less do not need a license or permit to sell bakery goods, homemade or otherwise, soft drinks, or other similar food commodities at public events.
TN Code § 68-14-723 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-723. Quick Fast Food Establishment Delivery Vehicles

  Every quick fast food establishment delivery vehicle, whether owned by the establishment or not, that is used in the delivery of prepared food shall be clearly marked with the name and logo of the quick fast food establishment.   If the quick fast food establishment or one (1) of its delivery employees reasonably believes that providing delivery services to an address would expose delivery personnel to a risk of harm, the name or logo may be temporarily removed.
TN Code § 68-14-724 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-724. Proof of Financial Responsibility for Delivery Vehicles Owned by Establishment

 All vehicles owned by a quick fast food establishment used in the delivery of its products shall meet the requirements for proof of financial responsibility in accordance with § 55-12-102(12)(A).
TN Code § 68-14-725 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-725. Maintenance of Employee Records — Fines for Violations

  Every quick fast food establishment shall maintain accurate and current files on each employee hired to provide delivery services that verify the employee has met the requirements of this part. Such files shall be open for inspection by the commissioner of health or the commissioner's authorized agent.   A fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation as defined in subsection (a) shall be assessed by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent after providing an opportunity for a hearing; provided, that in addition to assessing such fines, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent may revoke a permit for repeated violations of the requirements of this part or for interference with the commissioner or the commissioner's agent in the performance of the official's duty.
TN Code § 68-14-726 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 7 - Tennessee Food Safety Act|§ 68-14-726. Maintenance of Required Files — Requirements if Contracting With Company That Provides Drivers

 The files required to be maintained in accordance with this part shall be kept by all quick fast food establishments that employ drivers or that contract with drivers or contract with companies that provide drivers for the delivery of food. If a quick fast food service establishment contracts with a company that provides drivers for the delivery of food, the company shall provide to the food service establishment proof of financial responsibility for each of the company's employees providing the driving services under the contract.
TN Code § 68-14-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 8 - Katie Beth's Law [Pool Alarms]|§ 68-14-801. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as “Katie Beth's Law.”
TN Code § 68-14-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 8 - Katie Beth's Law [Pool Alarms]|§ 68-14-802. Part Definitions

 For purposes of this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Pool alarm” means a device which emits a sound of at least fifty decibels (50 dB) when a person or an object weighing fifteen pounds (15 lbs.) or more enters the water in a swimming pool, but shall not include swimming protection alarm devices designed for individual use, such as an alarm attached to a child that sounds when the child exceeds a certain distance or becomes submerged in water;   “Residential dwelling” means a one-family or two-family dwelling structure; and   “Swimming pool” means any structure that is intended for swimming or recreational bathing and contains water over thirty-six inches (36") deep, including, but not limited to, in-ground, aboveground, and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs and nonportable spas.
TN Code § 68-14-803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 8 - Katie Beth's Law [Pool Alarms]|§ 68-14-803. Prominent Sign by Sellers of Pools Regarding Alarm Requirement

 Each person, enterprise, agency or entity that sells swimming pools to the general public shall post in a prominent place a sign, at least six inches (6") high and fourteen inches (14") wide, that reads as follows:   STATE LAW REQUIRES A POOL ALARM BE INSTALLED.
TN Code § 68-14-804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 14 - Hotels, Food Service Establishments and Swimming Pools|Part 8 - Katie Beth's Law [Pool Alarms]|§ 68-14-804. Alarm Requirement in Pools

 Each person, enterprise, agency or entity that purchases or acquires a swimming pool to be installed after January 1, 2011, shall install and maintain a pool alarm before using or making available for use such swimming pool.