1. (1) Mobile food units and vending machines shall operate from a licensed restaurant, commissary or warehouse.P
2. (2) If a mobile food unit sells only packaged goods, a warehouse may be accepted in lieu of a commissary.

3. (3) Notwithstanding section (1) of this rule, self-contained mobile food units may not be required to have a base of operation if the unit contains all the equipment and utensils necessary to assure the following:

   1. (a) Maintaining proper hot and cold food temperatures during storage and transit;
   2. (b) Providing adequate facilities for cooling and reheating of foods;
   3. (c) Providing adequate handwashing facilities;
   4. (d) Providing adequate warewashing facilities and assuring proper cleaning and sanitizing of the unit;
   5. (e) Obtaining food and water from approved sources;
   6. (f) Sanitary removal of waste water and garbage at approved locations.
4. (4) The ability to operate without a base of operation shall be determined by the regulatory authority.
5. (5) A mobile food unit may not serve as a commissary or warehouse for another mobile food unit.
6. (6) A private home kitchen or a home kitchen licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture may not be used as a commissary.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 624.355

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 624.355

History

PH 11-2020, amend filed 01/30/2020, effective 02/01/2020
PH 14-2006, f. 6-27-06, cert. ef. 7-1-06
HD 10-1997, f. & cert. ef. 7-8-97
HD 17-1993, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-93
HD 20-1986, f. 12-22-86, ef. 2-2-87