217.127 Regulations -- State retail food code -- Donation of food.

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217.127 Regulations -- State retail food code -- Donation of food. (1) The secretary shall adopt regulations for the effective administration and enforcement of KRS 217.005 to 217.215. (2) The secretary shall adopt a state retail food code which shall include, among other things, provisions for regulating the issuance, suspension, and revocation of permits <br>to operate; submission of plans for construction and equipment layout including <br>plumbing, lighting, ventilation, water supply, sewage disposal, and other facilities; <br>food supply source and protection; health, disease control and cleanliness of <br>personnel; design, construction, installation, and cleanliness of equipment and <br>utensils; toilet and hand-washing facilities; solid waste disposal and vermin control; <br>and any other matters deemed necessary to insure a safe and sanitary operation of a <br>retail food establishment. Standards for construction, plumbing, lighting, and <br>ventilation of fixed retail food establishments shall be effective only if they are <br>approved by the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction and are included in <br>the Uniform State Building Code, or if they conform to the State Plumbing Code in <br>the case of plumbing fixtures. Any review of plans for construction, plumbing, <br>lighting, and ventilation required before construction of a fixed retail food <br>establishment shall be conducted by the Department of Housing, Buildings and <br>Construction or authorized local building official pursuant to KRS Chapter 198B. (3) The donation of safe and apparently wholesome food by a retail food establishment or any other entity regulated under subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be <br>exempt from any further inspection or regulation if the donated food has been <br>inspected under subsections (1) and (2) of this section. Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 321, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 64, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 1990, Ky. Acts <br>ch. 458, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1990.