South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 44 - Department of Health › Article 44:02 - Lodging and food service › Chapter 44:02:07 - Food service code › Section 44:02:07:90 - Mobile food service establishment

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A mobile food service establishment consists of any enclosed
				  trailer, van, pushcart, recreational vehicle, or similar enclosed mobile
				  facility that is transported from site to site for the purpose of dispensing
				  food to the public. A mobile food service establishment must comply with all
				  the requirements of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this section.
				  The regulatory authority may impose additional requirements to protect against
				  health hazards related to the conduct of the food establishment as a mobile
				  operation and may prohibit the sale of some or all potentially hazardous food.
				  The regulatory authority may, when no health hazard will result, waive or
				  modify requirements of this chapter relating to physical facilities. A mobile
				  food service establishment must meet the following requirements:
(1) The department shall review menu items
				for mobile food service establishments individually and shall approve dependent
				upon the facilities provided on board the mobile unit;
(2) All foods must be prepared in the mobile
				unit or secured from an approved source;
(3) Potentially hazardous food must be
				stored, cooked, held, and reheated to the proper temperatures as identified in
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									44:02:07:26 to
				44:02:07:38, inclusive;
(4) Only single-service articles may be
				provided to the consumer;
(5)
				Mobile units must operate from a commissary or other fixed food establishment
				and must report at least daily to that location for all supplies and for all
				cleaning and servicing operations. This requirement may be waived if
				warewashing facilities and storage facilities are provided on board the mobile
				unit;
(6) Mobile units must be
				completely enclosed and constructed of weather-resistant materials that protect
				the interior from the weather and windblown dust and debris;
(7) The floors, floor coverings, walls, wall
				coverings, and ceilings must be designed, constructed, and installed so they
				are smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable;
(8) Protective screens or movable windows
				must be provided for customer service windows and openings;
(9) All work surfaces which are used for food
				preparation must be nonabsorbent, easily cleanable, and durable;
(10) A safe and adequate supply of water must
				be provided in the mobile unit to furnish hot and cold water for handwashing,
				warewashing, and food preparation;
(11) A water supply tank must be installed in
				the mobile unit and must be designed and constructed as follows:
(a) From safe, durable, corrosion-resistant,
				and nonabsorbent materials;
(b)
				Enclosed from the filling inlet to the discharge outlet;
(c) Sloped to an outlet that allows complete
				drainage of the tank;
(d) Provided
				with a tank inlet that is 19.1 millimeters (3/4 inch) in inner diameter or
				less, with a hose connection of a size or type that will prevent its use for
				any other service, and with a cap to cover the inlet at all times;
(e) Positioned so that the water tank inlet
				is protected from contaminants such as waste discharge, road dust, oil, and
				grease;
(f) For gravity-flow or
				pump-provided systems only, provided with a water tank vent which terminates in
				a downward direction and is covered with 16 mesh to 25.4-millimeter (16 mesh to
				1-inch) screen or equivalent when the vent is in a protected area or a
				protective filter when the vent is in an area that is not protected from
				windblown dirt and debris;
(g) For
				pressurized compressed air systems only, provided with a filter that does not
				pass oil or oil vapors and that is installed in the air supply line between the
				compressor and water system; and
(h) Provided with permanent plumbed lines
				from the water tank to fixtures in the mobile unit as required by article
				20:54;