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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.545 - Operation

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) No pool may operate without plan review
				and approval and a pre-occupancy inspection as specified in
				18 AAC 30.950 to confirm
				compliance with
				18 AAC 30.500 -
				18 AAC 30.590.
(b) Pools and fixtures must be kept in a
				sanitary condition when the pool is open to bathers. Premises must be kept in
				good repair, well drained, and free from roaches, flies, rodents, and other
				pests or conditions likely to attract or harbor these pests. If pests are
				discovered in the pool or in the premises of the pool, the department will, in
				its discretion, require a facility operator to secure pest control services
				from an operator certified under 18 AAC 90.
(c) Pool surfaces, including side walls,
				bottoms, gutters, and components, must be kept clean and in good repair.
(d) Appropriate test equipment in good
				repair, with necessary reagents, must be used to measure pool water pH, free
				and combined disinfectants, alkalinity, total dissolved solids, and hardness.
				Test kits must meet the minimum range and accuracy as set out on Table D of
				this section.
TABLE D TEST KIT REQUIREMENTS CHEMICAL TEST MINIMUM RANGE
				  MINIMUM ACCURACY
Free available chlorine 0.3 - 5.0 mg/l0.2 mg/lTotal chlorine
				  0.3 - 5.0 mg/l0.2 mg/lTotal bromine 0.3 - 6.0 mg/l0.2 mg/lpH7.0 - 8.20.2 ph
				  unitsAlkalinity 0 - 300 mg/l5 mg/lTotal dissolved solids 0 - 3,000 mg/l50
				  mg/lHardness 0 - 1,000 mg/l2 mg/l Note: 1 mg/l = 1 ppm
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.546 - Hygiene requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Bathers shall shower with warm water and
				soap, and shall rinse off all soap before entering the pool.
(b) The pool manager shall restrict from
				using the pool any person known or reasonably suspected to have
(1) a communicable disease;
(2) skin lesions;
(3) sore or inflamed eyes reasonably believed
				to have been caused by a communicable disease; or
(4) mouth, nose, or ear discharges.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.547 - Lifesaving equipment

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following lifesaving equipment must
				be provided:
(1) a 20-inch outside diameter
				ring buoy with 60 feet of
3
/
16
-inch
				rope attached; and
(2) a life pole,
				or a shepherd's crook-type pole, with blunt ends and at least 12 feet
				long.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.550 - Water, wastewater, and solid waste

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Potable water
				must be provided from a source approved under 18 AAC 80. The water supply must
				be adequate for the purposes of the facility and must meet the standards of 18
				AAC 80.
(b) Samples of pool water
				must be collected at least monthly while the pool is in use, at a point near
				the outlet of the pool, and at any other points designated by the department.
				The department will, in its discretion, increase the frequency of pool water
				sampling if necessary to assure that the pool water meets the standards of this
				section.
(c) Routine samples
				collected under (b) of this section may not
(1) contain more than 200 bacteria per
				milliliter, as determined by the standard (heterotrophic) agar plate count
				(35º C); or
(2) show positive
				test (confirmed test) for coliform organisms in any of the five 10 milliliter
				portions of a sample, or when the membrane filter test is used, show positive
				test (confirmed test) for more than zero coliforms organisms per 100
				milliliter.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.551 - Plumbing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) All plumbing used in pools and spas
				located in areas of the state subject to
				AS
				18.60.705-18.60.740 must comply with the
				Uniform Plumbing Code adopted under
				AS
				18.60.705.
(b) Regardless of whether a pool or spa is
				subject to (a) of this section, all pools and spas in this state must
(1) provide hot and cold running water under
				pressure to all handsinks and showers; and
(2) have all plumbing fixtures, drains,
				components, and appliances, used to receive or discharge liquid wastes or
				sewage, properly connected to the drainage system of the building or
				premises.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.555 - Maintenance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Equipment for circulation, filtration,
				disinfection, and pool water treatment must be available and properly
				maintained.
(b) Dressing room
				floors and pool deck areas must be sanitized daily. If sanitizers might be
				splashed or otherwise introduced into the pool, only chlorine-compatible
				sanitizers may be used.
(c) The
				pool bottom must be vacuumed when dirt is visible.
(d) Gutters must be kept free of body oil
				accumulations.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.560 - User load computation

Current through May 31, 2024
Bather load for pools may not exceed one person per 35 square
				  feet of pool area less 300 square feet for each diving board or
				  platform.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.570 - Dressing, shower, and toilet facilities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Dressing rooms
				must be near toilets and showers, and must be well lighted. Dressing room
				ventilation must be designed to prevent corrosion and condensation. Dressing
				room floors must be constructed of nonabsorbent materials with nonslip finishes
				and must slope to properly located drains.
(b) Showers must be located near the pool
				entrance. The hot water temperature for showers may not be less than 100º
				F, nor more than 120º F.
(c)
				At least one flush toilet, one urinal, one shower, and one handsink must be
				provided for male bathers. At least one flush toilet, one shower, and one
				handsink must be provided for female bathers.
(d) In addition to the requirements of (c) of
				this section, sanitary facilities must be provided as set out in Table F of
				this subsection.
TABLE F SANITARY FACILITY REQUIREMENTS
FACILITY MALES FEMALES Showers 1:401:40 Flush toilets
				  1:601:40 Urinals1:60-Handsinks 1:601:60
(e) Sanitary facilities must be located near
				the pool entrance.
(f) The layout
				of the dressing room must allow bathers to pass through the showers before
				exiting the dressing room on the way to the pool.
(g) Flush toilets, urinals, and handsinks for
				spectators must be provided and be separate from those for bathers. The
				approaches to spectator toilet facilities must not include an area where
				bathers pass in bare feet.
(h) At
				least one handwash sink must be provided in each toilet room.
(i) Soap must be available at showers and
				handsinks.
(j) Toilet tissue in a
				suitable dispenser must be provided at each toilet.
(k) Hose bibs equipped with vacuum breakers
				must be provided within each dressing room to allow the entire room to be
				reached with a 50-foot hose.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.575 - Recreational water slide flumes

Current through May 31, 2024
Recreational water slide flumes must meet the standards set
				  out in the July 1981 edition of
Suggested Health and Safety Guidelines
				  for Recreational Water Slide Flumes
, published by the Centers for
				  Disease Control, Public Health Service, United States Department of Health and
				  Social Services, the requirements of which are adopted by reference as part of
				  this chapter.
A copy of Suggested Health and Safety Guidelines for
					 Recreational Water Slide Flumes, adopted by reference in this section, may be
					 reviewed at the central or regional offices of the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation. Copies are also available from the Public Information Office,
					 Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, or from the Department of
					 Environmental Conservation, 410 Willoughby Avenue, Suite 105, Juneau, Alaska,
					 99801-1795.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.576 - Flotation tanks

Current through May 31, 2024
A flotation tank will, in the department's discretion, be
				  allowed under
				  18 AAC 30.955 if
(1) the flotation tank complies with
				18 AAC 30.580;
(2) the filtration system cycles the
				flotation tank's water at least three times between uses;
(3) a plan for the emergency evacuation of
				bathers in the flotation tank should a fire or other emergency occur is posted
				in a conspicuous place;
(4) the
				door of the flotation tank is not equipped with a locking device;
(5) an attendant is on duty at all times when
				the flotation tank is in use; and
(6) a written plan for communicating with
				bathers when the bathers are in the flotation tank is posted in a conspicuous
				place.
As of Register 131, October 1994, the text of
					 18 AAC 30.576(1)
					 - (5) changed slightly due to minor technical corrections made by the
					 regulations attorney.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.580 - Public spas

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to the other requirements of
				this section, public spas, including public hot tubs, must meet the standards
				set out in the April 1981 edition of
Suggested Health and Safety
				Guidelines for Public Spas and Hot Tubs
, published by the Centers for
				Disease Control, Public Health Service, United States Department of Health and
				Human Services, the requirements of which are adopted by reference in this
				chapter.
(b) Continuous
				disinfection is required for spas built after June 4, 1983.
(c) An automatic sensor control is required
				for disinfectant and pH.
(d) A
				disinfectant other than chlorine or bromine will, in the department's
				discretion, be allowed under
				18 AAC 30.955.
(e) The free chlorine residual must be kept
				at a minimum of 2.0 mg/l and a maximum of 10 mg/l.
(f) The pH level must be between 7.2 and 7.6
				when the spa is in use.
(g) The
				free chlorine or bromine residual and pH must be measured every two hours when
				the spa is in use.
(h) Total
				alkalinity must be kept between 100 and 140 mg/l, and must be measured at least
				weekly.
(i) An air circulation rate
				of at least six air exchanges per hour must be provided in the room containing
				the spa.
(j) A spa, including a hot
				tub, must comply with
				18 AAC 30.510(o)
				- (q), 18 AAC 30.545, and
				18 AAC 30.550.
(k) A spa, including a hot tub, with wooden
				interior surfaces is prohibited.
(l) A spa, including a hot tub, must be
				completely drained whenever
(1) the operator
				determines that the water requires replacement;
(2) the number derived by dividing one-third
				of the total capacity, in gallons, of the spa, by the number of bather periods
				since the spa was last filled equals the number of days since the spa was last
				filled; or
(3) the total dissolved
				solids reach 1,500 ppm; if this method is used, the total dissolved solids must
				be measured daily, with results recorded in the spa's log.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 6 - Public Toilets, Showers, and Laundromats › 18 AAC 30.600 - Applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
The provisions of
				  18 AAC 30.600 -
				  18 AAC 30.680 apply to public
				  facilities, facilities open to the public, and to toilets, lavatories, showers,
				  and laundromats in those facilities.
Authority:
AS
					 18.35.120
AS
					 18.35.220
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 6 - Public Toilets, Showers, and Laundromats › 18 AAC 30.610 - Minimum plumbing facilities for restaurants and taverns

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in
				18 AAC 30.620, the minimum number
				of fixtures for public toilet accommodations in restaurants and taverns is
				based on seating capacity according to Appendix C of the Alaska Plumbing
				Code.
(b) A restaurant or tavern
				must provide in the same building at least one toilet and one lavatory which
				comply with
				18 AAC 30.630 -
				18 AAC 30.650.
Authority:
AS
					 18.35.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 6 - Public Toilets, Showers, and Laundromats › 18 AAC 30.620 - Special events

Current through May 31, 2024
Privies, self-contained toilets, or water-flush facilities
				  must be provided, where practical, for a special event. The determination of
				  practicality will be made by the department based on the number of persons
				  attending the special event, the difficulty of obtaining and installing the
				  facilities, and the cost involved. At least 15 days before a special event, the
				  sponsor must notify a regional or district office of the department, in
				  writing, of the plans for the event. If the department determines that toilet
				  facilities for the special event would be practical, the department will inform
				  the sponsor of the number of facilities required on the basis of one for each
				  sex for the initial 100 persons expected and one additional for each sex for
				  each additional 300 persons expected. If an inspection shows that these
				  requirements have been met, the department will approve the facilities before
				  the event begins.
Authority:
AS
					 18.35.120
AS
					 18.35.220
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 6 - Public Toilets, Showers, and Laundromats › 18 AAC 30.630 - Minimum plumbing fixtures for other facilities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in
				18 AAC 30.610 and
				18 AAC 30.620, public facilities
				and facilities open to the public must provide at least the minimum number of
				toilets and lavatories per person of capacity according to Appendix C of the
				Alaska Plumbing Code.
(b) Types of
				facilities not listed in Appendix C of the Alaska Plumbing Code must provide
				the number of fixtures required by the Code for theaters and
				auditoriums.
Authority:
AS
					 18.35.220
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 6 - Public Toilets, Showers, and Laundromats › 18 AAC 30.640 - Toilet rooms

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Toilet paper must be provided in a
				dispenser in a public toilet room. Toilet rooms and privies must be kept clean
				during periods of use.
(b) Toilets
				must be connected to a community sewer system if the system is within 200 feet
				of the structure. If a community sewer system is not available within 200 feet,
				the method of waste disposal must comply with 18 AAC 72.
(c) Plumbing in a toilet room must comply
				with the Alaska Plumbing Code.
(d)
				Privies must be of a design and construction approved by the department.
				Privies must be located so there is no danger of contaminating surface or
				ground water or creating an odor nuisance.
(e) Privies and other toilet rooms must be
				designed and constructed to prevent entrance of rodents and insects.
(f) Toilet room floors, walls within four
				feet of the floor, and the intersection between the floor and walls must be
				covered with water-impervious materials.
(g) Partitions in toilet rooms, if used, must
				be raised at least 12 inches from the floor and must be smooth, durable, and
				easily cleanable.
(h) Toilet rooms
				must have self-closing doors. Entrances to toilet rooms must be located so that
				access by the public does not require passing through a food preparation,
				handling, or storage area.
(i)
				Toilet rooms must be ventilated to the outside of the building by a mechanical
				fan. Lighting must be provided equivalent to 20 foot-candles measured 30 inches
				from the floor.
(j) Easily
				cleanable refuse receptacles must be provided in toilet rooms.
(k) Toilet rooms may be locked to control
				vandalism, but a key must be readily available within 100 feet from the toilet
				room while the facility is open for use. The location and the manner of
				obtaining the key to the door of the toilet room must be stated on the
				door.
Authority:
AS
					 18.35.120
AS
					 18.35.220
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 6 - Public Toilets, Showers, and Laundromats › 18 AAC 30.650 - Lavatories

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Lavatories must be installed within or
				adjacent to the exit of a toilet room if running water is practically
				available.
(b) If running water is
				practically available, lavatories must be equipped with hot and cold running
				water.
(c) If running water is not
				practically available, lavatories must be equipped with water for washing hands
				from a storage tank approved by the department.
(d) If hot water is provided at a lavatory,
				the temperature of the water may not be less than 100 degrees F. nor more than
				120 degrees F.
(e) Disposable
				single-service towels from a dispenser or a hot-air drying device must be
				provided at public lavatories.
(f)
				Soap must be provided at public lavatories.
(g) Lavatories must be kept clean during
				periods of use.
Authority:
AS
					 18.35.120
AS
					 18.35.220
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 6 - Public Toilets, Showers, and Laundromats › 18 AAC 30.660 - Public showers

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Walls in a public shower must be
				water-impervious up to showerhead height.
(b) Walls and ceilings of a public shower
				must be smooth and easily cleanable.
(c) Shower and drying areas of a public
				shower must be constructed with water-impervious, nonskid floors. Floors must
				slope uniformly at a minimum of one-fourth inch per foot to drains.
(d) Showers and drying areas of a public
				shower must be ventilated by mechanical exhaust systems.
(e) Showers and drying areas of a public
				shower must be cleaned and disinfected daily during periods of use.
(f) Towels, if provided, must be laundered
				between uses and stored in a sanitary manner.
(g) The water temperature for hot water
				supplied to public showers may not be less than 100 degrees F. nor more than
				120 degrees F.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 6 - Public Toilets, Showers, and Laundromats › 18 AAC 30.670 - Public laundromats

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Walls, ceilings, floors, counter tops,
				and attached equipment in a public laundromat must be easily cleanable and must
				be kept clean.
(b) Washing machines
				must be cleaned at least daily during periods of use.
(c) Easily cleanable refuse containers must
				be provided.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 6 - Public Toilets, Showers, and Laundromats › 18 AAC 30.680 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In
				  18 AAC 30.600 -
				  18 AAC 30.680
(1) "lavatory" means a sink or device
				equipped with running water used for washing hands and face, generally in
				conjunction with a toilet; and
(2)
				"privy" means a structure which receives human excretes usually not
				waterborne.
Authority:
AS
					 18.35.120
AS 18.35.220
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 9 - Compressed Air › 18 AAC 30.900 - Applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
The provisions of
				  18 AAC 30.900 -
				  18 AAC 30.940 apply to the sale or
				  commercial production of compressed air for human
				  respiration.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 9 - Compressed Air › 18 AAC 30.910 - Standards

Current through May 31, 2024
Compressed air sold or produced in the state for human
				  respiration must comply with the standards set out in American National
				  Standard's
Commodity Specification for Air
(1989), adopted by
				  reference.
The publication described in this section is available from
					 the Compressed Gas Association, Inc., 1725 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,
					 VA 22202-4102, telephone (703) 412-0900, may be reviewed at the department's
					 Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau office, and is on file in the Office of the Lt.
					 Governor.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 9 - Compressed Air › 18 AAC 30.930 - Operation of compressors

Current through May 31, 2024
Air compressors operating in the state to compress or produce
				  air for human respiration must comply with the standards set out in the
				  American National Standard's
Compressed Air for Human
				  Respiration
(1990), adopted by reference.
The publication described in this section is available from
					 the Compressed Gas Association, Inc., 1725 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,
					 VA 22202-4102, telephone (703) 412-0900, may be reviewed at the department's
					 Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau office, and is on file in the Office of the Lt.
					 Governor.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 9 - Compressed Air › 18 AAC 30.940 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In
				  18 AAC 30.900 -
				  18 AAC 30.940,
(1) "compressed air" means
(A) normal atmospheric air pressurized by
				compressing it into a cylinder; or
(B) reconstituted breathing air synthesized
				from component gases;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 10 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 30.945 - Responsibility for compliance

Current through May 31, 2024
The operator of a facility subject to this chapter is
				  responsible for compliance with the provisions of this
				  chapter.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.010 -.050
AS 17.20.150
AS 17.20.180
AS 18.35.030
AS 18.35.120
AS 18.35.220
AS 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 10 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 30.950 - Plan review and inspection

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a facility
				subject to this chapter is to be constructed or extensively remodeled, plans
				and specifications for the construction or remodeling must be submitted to the
				department for review and approval before construction or remodeling is
				begun.
(b) The department will, in
				its discretion
(1) conduct a pre-occupancy
				inspection of a facility to determine compliance with the applicable provisions
				of this chapter;
(2) conduct
				inspections of an existing facility subject to this chapter and forward copies
				of its findings, including required changes and recommendations, to the
				facility operator and to any other state or local agency exercising direct
				regulatory authority over the facility; and
(3) conduct inspections as otherwise required
				by statute or regulation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 10 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 30.955 - Waiver of provisions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department will, in its discretion,
				waive a provision of this chapter if it determines that the health and
				protection of the public and the satisfaction of the purpose of the provision
				is reasonably assured and the requirements of applicable statutes are
				satisfied.
(b) An application for a
				waiver must be made in writing to the director, environmental quality
				operations, and must include
(1)
				identification of the provision for which the waiver is requested;
(2) reasons why the provision cannot be met
				or would create an undue hardship; and
(3) a description of the alternative method
				proposed for meeting the purpose of the provision that is requested to be
				waived.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 10 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 30.960 - Posting regulations and inspection reports

Current through May 31, 2024
A copy of this chapter, with the most recent inspection form
				  completed, must be conspicuously posted in a facility subject to this chapter.
				  A completed inspection report form is a public document and must be made
				  available to a person who requests it.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.010 -.050
AS 17.20.150
AS 17.20.180
AS 18.35.030
AS 18.35.120
AS 18.35.220
AS 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 10 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 30.965 - Water supply, wastewater, and solid waste disposal

Current through May 31, 2024
In a facility subject to this chapter
(1) the water supply system must be adequate
				for the purposes of the facility and must comply with 18 AAC 80. If running
				water is not available the water storage and dispensing system must be approved
				by the regional supervisor;
(2) the
				wastewater system must comply with 18 AAC 72;
(3) the plumbing must comply with the Alaska
				Plumbing Code;
(4) solid waste must
				be conveyed, stored, and disposed of in a manner which minimizes the
				development of odor, prevents waste from attracting and harboring vermin, and
				complies with 18 AAC 60; and
(5) an
				incinerator used by the facility must comply with 18 AAC 50.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.010 -.050
AS 17.20.150
AS 17.20.180
AS 18.35.030
AS 18.35.120
AS 18.35.220
AS 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 10 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 30.970 - Buildings and rooms

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In buildings and rooms in a facility
				subject to this chapter
(1) floors, walls,
				and ceilings must be covered with smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, easily
				cleanable material, unless otherwise provided in this chapter;
(2) the intersections between walls and
				floors must be sealed or coved;
(3)
				ventilation by natural or mechanical means must be provided to keep air fresh
				and to prevent the accumulation of excessive heat, steam, condensation, vapors,
				smoke, and fumes;
(4) mechanical
				ventilation systems must be used where specifically required by this
				chapter;
(5) ventilation systems
				may not produce an unsightly or harmful discharge; and
(6) the premises must be kept clean, in good
				repair, and free of roaches, flies, rodents and other vermin, and of conditions
				which are likely to attract or harbor them.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 10 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 30.980 - Sanitary practices

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The operator of a facility subject to
				this chapter must ensure that necessary actions are taken to eliminate roaches,
				flies, rodents, and other vermin. The department will, in its discretion,
				require a facility operator to secure pest-control services from an operator
				certified under 18 AAC 90.
(b) The
				operator of a facility subject to this chapter shall ensure that refuse is
				stored in covered containers which are impervious to water in a manner which
				prevents the attraction, harborage, or feeding of roaches, flies, rodents, and
				other vermin.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.010 -.050
AS 17.20.150
AS 17.20.180
AS 18.35.030
AS 18.35.120
AS 18.35.220
AS 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 10 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 30.985 - Violations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A facility in violation of 18 AAC 30.400
				- 18 AAC 30.470 is subject to the penalties contained in AS 18.35.050 and
				18.35.080.
(b) A facility in
				violation of 18 AAC 30.600 - 18 AAC 30.680 is subject to the penalties
				contained in AS 18.35.110 and 18.35.210.
(c) A facility in violation of any provision
				of this chapter is subject to closure h,y the department. If the violation
				poses an imminent health hazard. the department, without prior hearing, may
				close the facility by serving a notice of closure on the operator. Not later
				than 10 days after receiving the notice of closure from the department. the
				operator may submit a reguest for hearing to the commissioner. If the violation
				does not pose an imminent health hazard, the notice of closure is not effective
				until the operator is provided an expedited hearing under (d) of this section.
				In the notice of closure the department will inform the operator of the
				opportunity to request, not later than 10 days after receiving the notice of
				closure, an expedited hearing. For purposes of this subsection, an imminent
				health hazard is a significant threat or danger to health that is considered to
				exist if the department determines or has cause to believe, based on the number
				of potential injuries and the nature. severity. and duration of the anticipated
				injury. that a product, practice, circumstance, or event creates a situation
				that requires immediate correction or cessation of operation to prevent
				injury.
(d) Upon receiving a timely
				request for an expedited hearing under (c) of this section, the commissioner
				will refer the matter to the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010)
				for an expedited hearing and recommended decision to the commissioner or to the
				commissioner's designee if the designee is a person other than the person who
				issued the contested decision. The expedited hearing will be held under AS
				44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) and 2 AAC 64.100 - 2 AAC 64.990 not later
				than 14 days after the department receives the request for expedited
				hearing.
Authority:
AS 17.20.010
AS 17.20.013
AS 17.20.030
AS 17.20.040
AS 17.20.044
AS 17.20.045
AS 17.20.048
AS 17.20.050
AS 17.20.150
AS 17.20.180
AS 18.35.030
AS 18.35.120
AS 18.35.220
AS 44.46.020
AS 46.03.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 10 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 30.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter
(1)
				"adequate" means that which is necessary to accomplish the intended purpose in
				keeping with generally accepted public health practices;
(2) "Alaska Plumbing Code" means the Uniform
				Plumbing Code, adopted by reference in
				8 AAC 63.010 and supplemented by
				8 AAC 63.020 and
				8 AAC 63.030;
(3) "department" means the Department of
				Environmental Conservation;
(4)
				"easily cleanable" means that surfaces are readily accessible and made so that
				residue may be effectively removed by normal cleaning methods;
(5) "extensively remodeled" means a
				modification or improvement which entails an expense equal to or exceeding 25
				percent of the taxable value of the facility before initiation of the
				modification or improvement;
(6)
				"operator" means the person or entity ultimately responsible for the operation
				of a facility; and
(7) "sanitized"
				means treated according to an effective bactericidal process that destroys
				pathogenic microorganisms.
Copies of the Uniform Plumbing Code referred to in
					 18 AAC 30.990(2)
					 may be obtained from the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
					 Officials, 5001 E. Philadelphia Street, Ontario,
					 CA91761-2816.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.010 -.050
AS 17.20.150
AS 17.20.180
AS 18.35.030
AS 18.35.120
AS 18.35.220
AS 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.010 - Purpose and applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				this chapter is to safeguard public health and require that consumers' food is
				safe and wholesome, is not adulterated, and is honestly presented within the
				state.
(b) Except as provided in
				(c) of this section and
				18 AAC 31.012, the requirements of
				this chapter apply to premises, practices, and procedures of food
				establishments, including each type of operation under each category of food
				service, market, and food processing establishment.
(c) The requirements of this chapter do not
				apply to those portions of a food establishment subject to 18 AAC 32 (milk and
				milk products.) or 18 AAC 34 (seafood processing and inspection).
(d) The operator of a bar or tavern shall
				obtain a food service permit under this chapter for service of beverages even
				if other food is not served.
(e)
				Table A of this subsection illustrates how the categories and types of
				operation are classified in this chapter.
TABLE A
FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
Categories of Food
							 Establishments
FOOD SERVICE
MARKET
FOOD PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT
Types of Operations Within Each
							 Category
restaurant
delicatessen
takeout or drive-in
caterer
limited food service
temporary food service
mobile food unit
kiosks
schools
institution
bar or tavern
club or organization
labor camp
other similar operations
convenience store
grocery
grocery portion of a
supermarket
retail meat market
retail seafood market
retail bakery
food bank
mobile retail
vendor
food salvager
food hub
retail marijuana store
other similar operations
Any establishment that
processes food for
wholesale distribution by
- acidifying
- curing
- dehydrating
- thermal processing of, low-acid food
- reduced-oxygen packaging
- baking
- bottling beverages
- manufacturing ice
- making jam, jelly, syrup, or other
							 confections
- warehousing
- coffee roasting
- juicing
- freezing
- milling
- fermenting
- manufacturing marijuana products
- manufacturing marijuana concentrates
- other similar operations
NOTE: A food establishment may fall under more than
							 one category and may be subject to regulations in several areas of this
							 chapter. For example, a restaurant that also produces a bottled beverage sold
							 in wholesale markets would fall under the regulations for a food service as
							 well as a food processing establishment for the different activities.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS
					 17.20.010
AS
					 17.20.020
AS
					 17.20.072
AS
					 17.20.180
AS
					 17.20.290
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.012 - Exempt activities and facilities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except for
				meat, poultry, or a food product containing meat or poultry, the processing,
				preparation, packaging, and sale of food that is designated a nonpotentially
				hazardous food under
				18 AAC 31.985(c)
				is not subject to this chapter if the individual who is processing, preparing,
				packaging, and selling the food product
(1)
				has, and can provide to the department and consumers, detailed knowledge about
				the ingredients of the food product, and about how the food product was
				processed, prepared, and packaged;
(2) has, and can provide to the department,
				for each food product being processed, prepared, and packaged under this
				subsection, documentation of the food product's
(A) formulation or recipe;
(B) pH value; and
(C) water activity value;
(3) processes, prepares, and
				packages the food product in this state;
(4) labels a food product that is packaged
				with the individual's
(A) Alaska business
				license number issued under 12 AAC 12; or
(B) name, physical address, and telephone
				number;
(5) restricts
				the total gross receipts of sales of all food products sold under this
				subsection to less than $25,000 within a calendar year;
(6) sells the food product in this state,
				directly to consumers; a food product sold under this subsection may not be
				distributed wholesale or by mail order or consignment; and
(7) displays conspicuously to consumers the
				statement "THESE PRODUCTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO STATE INSPECTION," if the food is
				not processed, prepared, or packaged in a permitted, approved, or inspected
				facility; to comply with this paragraph, the statement must be
(A) set out on a card, placard, or sign that
				is conspicuously posted at the point of sale; or
(B) conspicuously displayed on the label of
				each food product that is packaged.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.015 - Confidentiality of trade secrets

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If it
				determines that disclosure is in the interests of public health and consumer
				protection, the department will require a person subject to this chapter to
				disclose a trade secret to the department to assist the department in
				evaluating a permit application or in determining compliance with this chapter.
				If the person disclosing the required information certifies in writing that
				public disclosure of the information, including information contained in a
				photograph taken by a department employee, would reveal a trade secret as
				defined in
				AS
				45.50.940, the department will keep the
				information confidential while it determines if the public interest that would
				be served by disclosure is outweighed by the person's privacy interest. The
				department will continue to keep the information confidential if it finds the
				information is entitled to protection. If the department finds that the
				information is not entitled to protection, the department will notify the
				person disclosing the information in writing that the information will be
				subject to disclosure after 10 days. Unless ordered by a court to disclose the
				information, the department will keep the information confidential through the
				10-day period, any administrative appeal of the department's finding initiated
				during the 10-day period, and any judicial appeal of the final agency
				decision.
(b) If it determines that
				disclosure is in the interests of public health and consumer protection, the
				department will disclose information that is confidential under this section
				under a continuing restriction of confidentiality to other departments of the
				state or United States or to a court
(1) to
				protect against an imminent threat to public health or safety;
(2) in a proceeding to deny, modify, or
				suspend a permit required under this chapter; or
(3) in pursuit of an enforcement
				activity.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.020 - Permit requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in
				18 AAC 31.070, a person may not operate a food establishment
				subject to this chapter, unless
(1) the
				department has approved plans submitted under
				18 AAC 31.040;
(2) the person has paid each applicable fee
				required by
				18 AAC 31.050;
				and
(3) the department has issued a
				permit under this section for each separate operation, as required by (e) of
				this section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.021 - Permit: conditional

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department will issue a conditional
				permit if the department determines that a conditional permit serves the
				interests of public health and consumer protection, and if
(1) for a new or extensively remodeled food
				establishment, the initial evaluation or plan review indicates
(A) the establishment is not in compliance
				with this chapter;
(B) a risk
				factor or intervention violation or imminent health hazard does not exist;
				and
(C) the operator agrees to
				correct violations within a specified period of time in accordance with
				18 AAC 31.900;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.030 - Permit application and renewal

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) At least 30
				days before construction, commencing operation, or a change in the operator of
				a food establishment, an applicant shall apply for a permit for each type of
				operation at a food establishment subject to the permit requirements of
				18 AAC 31.020, using a form provided by the department. A
				separate form is not required for each type of operation.
(b) Except for a temporary food service
				subject to (d) of this section, an application submitted under this section
(1) must identify each type of operation
				within the food establishment;
(2)
				must be accompanied by the permit fee required by
				18 AAC 31.050 for
				each type of operation; and
(3) for
				a new or extensively remodeled food establishment or a change of operator, or
				significant change in types of food, methods of preparation, or style of
				service, must also include the information required by
				18 AAC 31.040.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.040 - Pre-construction and operation plan review and pre-operation inspection

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				operator of a food establishment shall submit to the department, on a form
				provided by the department, plans that comply with (c) of this section, at
				least 30 days before construction, or if construction is not necessary, at
				least 30 days before commencing operation if
(1) a food establishment is to be
				constructed;
(2) an existing
				structure not currently used as a food establishment is to be converted for use
				as a food establishment;
(3) an
				existing food establishment is proposed to be extensively remodeled;
(4) a new type of operation is to be added to
				an existing food establishment; or
(5) the food establishment has not previously
				been issued a permit under this chapter.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.050 - Fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
				section, at the time of application for a new permit under
				18 AAC 31.030 or within 30 days after receiving the first
				notice that a fee is due for a permit renewal, the operator of a food
				establishment subject to the permit requirements of
				18 AAC 31.020 shall pay to the department an annual permit
				fee for each separate type of operation at the food establishment as follows:
(1) for a food service that
(A) except for a food service listed in (B) -
				(F) and (J) of this paragraph, has
(i) 0 - 25
				seats: $400;
(ii) 26 - 100 seats:
				$490; or
(iii) more than 100 seats:
				$580;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.055 - Laboratory fees

Current through May 31, 2024
The department will, if requested by an owner or operator and
				  subject to the availability of appropriations from the legislature and the
				  staffing needs of other projects, conduct tests on food products upon payment
				  of the following fees:
(1) for a test
				dealing with microbiology:
(A) aerobic plate
				count (APC): $30 for each sample;
(B) presumptive coliform: $17 for each
				sample;
(C) confirmed coliform,
				total or fecal: $17 for each sample;
(D)
Escherichia
				coli,
non-0157: H7: $17 for each sample;
(E)
Escherichia coli
0157:
				H7, rapid method: $25 for each sample;
(F)
Staphylococcus
				aureus:
$50 for each sample;
(G)
Salmonella
spp.,
				Association of Official Analytical Chemists method: $70 for each sample with a
				minimum of four samples, or $80 for each sample with no minimum;
(H)
Salmonella
spp., rapid
				method: $25 for each sample;
(I)
Listeria
spp., Association of Official Analytical Chemists
				method:
(i) $35 for a negative or
				presumptive-positive sample; or
(ii) $50 for a positive sample, including
				confirmation of positive identification;
(J)
Listeria
spp., rapid
				method: $25 for each sample;
(K)
Streptococcus
spp.: $25 for each sample;
(L) other requested tests: $50 per hour with
				a one-hour minimum;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.060 - Labeling, placarding, and consumer advisory

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				operator of a food establishment shall ensure that food packaged in the
				establishment is labeled as specified in (b) of this section, except
(1) bulk, unpackaged food, such as a bakery
				product or unpackaged food that is portioned to consumer specification, if
(A) a health, nutrient content, or other
				claim is not made; and
(B) the food
				is manufactured or prepared on the premises of the food establishment or at
				another food establishment or food processing establishment that is owned by
				the same person and is regulated by the regulatory agency that has
				jurisdiction; or
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code › Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements › 18 AAC 31.070 - School food establishments

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				will exempt a fundraiser, promotional event, or other gathering that is open or
				advertised to the public and sponsored by a school class, school club, or other
				school organization from the permit requirements under
				18 AAC 31.020 and the fee
				requirements under
				18 AAC 31.050 upon receiving an
				application as described in (b) of this section, if the department determines
				that the exemption serves the interests of public health and consumer
				protection, and if the information submitted under (b) of this section
				indicates that the food is
(1) prepared in a
				permitted food establishment located on the school premises;
(2) served on the school premises;
				and
(3) served immediately after
				preparation.