§ 13-121. Exemption from requirements.

(a)

Certification of food handlers will not be required for:

(1)

A food establishment or temporary food establishment that serves, sells or distributes only prepackaged foods and/or non-potentially hazardous beverages;

(2)

Persons operating mobile food establishments vending only non-potentially hazardous food, or supplying only whole, uncut produce, simple snow-cones, fresh fish and fresh shrimp or prepackaged novelty ice cream;

(3)

A food establishment that serves, sells or distributes prepackaged or unpackaged non-potentially hazardous food products such as pickles, commercially baked products, and Chinese candy, and/or hot dogs and associated non-potentially hazardous condiments, and/or prepackaged dairy and dairy-like products; or

(4)

Food establishment employees who only handle kitchenware, tableware and utensils.

(b)

The director may waive or modify the requirements for food handler certification if special or extenuating circumstances exist, and public health protection is not compromised.

(Ord. No. 2008-05-15-0402, § 1(Att. I), 5-15-08)