Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-3-20 - FOOD PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT SANITATION › Section 420-3-20-.14 - Permits

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) General. It
			 shall be unlawful for any person to operate a food processing establishment in
			 Alabama unless such person possesses a valid permit issued by the Health
			 Officer for the operation of such establishment. Only persons who comply with
			 the provisions of these rules shall be entitled to receive and retain such a
			 permit. Permits shall not be transferable with respect to person, food
			 processing establishment or location. The permit shall be kept posted by the
			 proprietor in a conspicuous place within the food processing establishment but
			 shall remain the property of the Health Department. The permit shall be
			 revocable for violation of these rules.
(2) Issuance of Permits.
(a) Any person desiring to operate a food
			 processing establishment shall make written application for a permit on forms
			 provided by the State Health Officer. Such application shall include the name
			 and address of each applicant, the location and type of the proposed food
			 processing establishment, and the signature of each applicant. The permits
			 shall be applied for and issued on forms prescribed by the State Health
			 Officer. Permits shall automatically expire on the date upon which state,
			 county and municipal annual privilege licenses expire or on a date designated
			 by the Health Officer, and shall be renewable each year upon written
			 application from the operator within ninety days prior to date of expiration
			 and upon compliance with the laws and rules.
(b) Prior to approval of an application for a
			 permit, the Health Officer shall inspect the proposed food processing
			 establishment to determine compliance with the requirements of these
			 rules.
(c) The Health Officer shall
			 issue a permit to the applicant if his inspection reveals that the proposed
			 food processing establishment complies with the requirements of these
			 rules.
(d) If products from the
			 food processing establishments are distributed in intercounty or interstate
			 commerce, the Health Officer shall forward copies of the application to the
			 State Health Officer. It shall be unlawful for the operator of a food
			 processing establishment to distribute products in intercounty or interstate
			 commerce if the operator does not possess a valid permit.
(e) The State Health Department is hereby
			 authorized to function as a clearinghouse for information concerning compliance
			 of Alabama food processing establishments which distribute products in
			 intercounty or interstate commerce. Copies of inspection reports on all such
			 establishments shall be forwarded to the State Health Department for review and
			 shall be maintained in the Department's records.
(f) A list of all Alabama food processing
			 establishments permitted to distribute their products in intercounty or
			 interstate commerce shall be furnished to each County Health Department
			 semiannually by the State Health Officer. Such lists shall contain the
			 establishment's name, address, and permit number. At any time the permit is
			 suspended, revoked, or is not renewed at the time of expiration, all County
			 Health Departments shall be immediately notified and shall also be notified
			 immediately concerning reinstatement and the issuance of new permits.
(g) The Health Officers of recipient counties
			 are hereby authorized to prohibit the sale and distribution of all products
			 from any food processing establishment located outside their jurisdiction which
			 does not hold a valid permit.