GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1997 SESSION
S.L. 1997-367
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 130A-248(a3) reads as rewritten:
"(a3) The rules adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsections (a), (a1), and (a2) of this section shall address, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Sanitation requirements for cleanliness of floors, walls, ceilings, storage spaces, utensils, ventilation equipment, and other areas and items;
(2) Requirements for:
a. Lighting and water supply;
b. Wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal facilities; and
c. Lavatory and toilet facilities, food protection, and waste disposal;
(3) The cleaning and
bactericidal treatment of eating and drinking utensils and other food-contact surfaces;
surfaces. A requirement imposed under this subdivision to sanitize
multiuse eating and drinking utensils and other food-contact surfaces does not
apply to utensils and surfaces provided in the guest room of the lodging unit
for guests to prepare food while staying in the guest room.
(3a) The appropriate and reasonable use of gloves or utensils by employees who handle unwrapped food;
(4) The methods of food preparation, transportation, catering, storage, and serving;
(5) The health of employees;
(6) Animal and vermin control; and
(7) The prohibition against the offering of unwrapped food samples to the general public unless the offering and acceptance of the samples are continuously supervised by an agent of the entity preparing or offering the samples or by an agent of the entity on whose premises the samples are made available. As used in this subdivision, 'food samples' means unwrapped food prepared and made available for sampling by and without charge to the general public for the purpose of promoting the food made available for sampling. This subdivision does not apply to unwrapped food prepared and offered in buffet, cafeteria, or other style in exchange for payment by the general public or by the person or entity arranging for the preparation and offering of such unwrapped food. This subdivision shall not apply to open air produce markets nor to farmer market facilities operated on land owned or leased by the State of North Carolina or any local government.
The rules shall contain a system for grading establishments, such as Grade A, Grade B, and Grade C. The rules shall be written in a manner that promotes consistency in both the interpretation and application of the grading system."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 28th day of July, 1997.
s/ Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
s/ Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor
Approved 5:37 p.m. this 6th day of August, 1997