1. (a) In addition to the other applicable requirements of this chapter, a mobile retail vendor selling

   1. (1) only prepackaged food shall

      1. (A) store excess food and supplies at a commissary;
      2. (B) provide hot- or cold-holding units if needed to maintain potentially hazardous food at the temperatures required by 18 AAC 31.234; and
      3. (C) keep the unit clean;

   2. (2) whole, gutted, or gilled seafood that has not been further processed

      1. (A) shall wash raw seafood at

         1. (i) a seafood processing facility permitted under 18 AAC 34; or
         2. (ii) a commissary;
      2. (B) shall provide adequate refrigerator, freezer, or ice chests of adequate capacity to store all seafood products and maintain refrigeration temperatures of 41° F or below or freezer temperatures of 0° F or below;
      3. (C) shall drain, wash, rinse, and sanitize refrigerators and ice chests after each day's operation;
      4. (D) shall use single-service gloves, tongs, tissues, or other utensils to minimize hand contact with the unpackaged product;
      5. (E) may not process seafood at the mobile unit;
      6. (F) shall keep the unit clean; and
      7. (G) shall store excess seafood at a commissary; and

   3. (3) unpackaged processed seafood shall

      1. (A) operate out of a seafood processing facility permitted under 18 AAC 34 or a commissary;
      2. (B) return to the commissary or seafood processing facility daily for cleaning and sanitizing of food-contact surfaces;

      3. (C) provide approved and adequate handwashing; this may include, at a minimum,

         1. (i) a container with a minimum capacity of two gallons, equipped with a faucet-type spigot, and filled with warm water; if a container is uninsulated, a means to heat water must also be provided;
         2. (ii) a container to catch wastewater from handwashing; and
         3. (iii) soap and single-service towels; and
      4. (D) use single-use gloves or tissues, or other utensils to minimize bare hand contact with the unpackaged product.
2. (b) A mobile retail vendor need not provide sanitary facilities as required under 18 AAC 31.500 - 18 AAC 31.525 if the unit serves only prepackaged food that meets the requirements of this chapter.
3. (c) The exemption in (b) of this section does not relieve a mobile retail vendor from complying with requirements of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

(Eff. 5/18/97, Register 142; am/readopt 12/19/99, Register 152; am 6/28/2001, Register 158; am 12/28/2006, Register 180)

Authority: AS 17.20.005, AS 17.20.072, AS 17.20.290, AS 17.20.020, AS 17.20.180, AS 44.46.020