Except for food prohibited under 18 AAC 31.210, traditional wild game meat, seafood, plants, and other food may be donated to a food service of an institution or a nonprofit program, including a residential child care facility with a license from the Department of Health as required by AS 47.32 and 7 AAC 50, a school lunch program, or a senior meal program, if the operator of the food service

1. (1) ensures that the food is received whole, gutted, gilled, as quarters, or as roasts, without further processing;

2. (2) makes a reasonable determination that

   1. (A) the animal was not diseased;
   2. (B) the food was butchered, dressed, transported, and stored to prevent contamination, undesirable microbial growth, or deterioration; and
   3. (C) the food will not cause a significant health hazard or potential for human illness;
3. (3) conducts any further preparation or processing of the food at a different time or in a different space at the food service from the preparation or processing of other food to prevent cross-contamination;
4. (4) cleans and sanitizes food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils after processing the food;
5. (5) labels donated seafood and game meat with the name of the food and stores it separately from other food through storage in a separate freezer or refrigerator or a separate compartment or shelf in the freezer or refrigerator; and
6. (6) meets all other applicable requirements of this chapter.

(Eff. 5/18/97, Register 142; am/readopt 12/19/99, Register 152; am 6/28/2001, Register 158; am 6/23/2006, Register 178)

Authority: AS 17.20.005, AS 17.20.030, AS 17.20.180, AS 17.20.010, AS 17.20.040, AS 17.20.290, AS 17.20.020, AS 17.20.072, AS 44.46.020