1. (1) Each food establishment shall belong to only one of the four categories that have been established.
2. (2) A food establishment with multiple processing areas at the same physical address and under the same ownership will be evaluated and placed in a single category.
3. (3) A separate registration is required for each business owner operating under a letter of authorization.

4. (4) Grocery stores offering food as defined in Section 4-5-2(6) to consumers shall be categorized based on the following schedule:

   1. (a) less than 1000 4 or fewer employees small
   2. (b) 1000-5000 limited food processing medium

   3. (c) 1000-50,000 2 or fewer food large

      processing areas

   4. (d) greater than 50,000 more than 2 food super

      processing areas

   TABLE I

   Inspectable Square Process Category

   Footage Areas/Employees

5. (5) Food or beverage manufacturing, processing, or packaging plants shall be categorized based on the following schedule:

   1. (a) less than 1000 4 or fewer employees small
   2. (b) 1000-5000 limited food processing medium

   3. (c) 1000-20,000 2 or fewer food large

      processing areas

   4. (d) greater than 20,000 more than 2 food super

      processing areas

   TABLE II

   Inspectable Square Process Category

   Footage Areas/Employees

6. (6) Cold or dry storage warehouses or other types of food storage facilities shall be categorized based on the following schedule:

   1. (a) Less than 1000 small
   2. (b) 1000-5000 medium
   3. (c) 1000-50,000 large
   4. (d) greater than 50,000 super

   TABLE III

   Inspectable Square Footage Category

7. (7) A water vending machine owner or company shall be categorized as follows:

   1. (a) ten or fewer small
   2. (b) eleven or more medium
   3. (c) as a grocery store as indicated in R70-540-5(4), Table I, (a)-(d) when their primary purpose is to vend water.

   TABLE IV

   Number of Water Vending Category

8. (8) For mobile vendors, each vehicle or truck that sells prepackaged, potentially hazardous food items shall be categorized as a small.
9. (9) A temporary or seasonal business at an individual location shall be typed as a grocery store as indicated in R70-540-5(4), Table I, (a)-(d).
10. (10) A farmer's market shall be exempt from the registration fee pursuant to Title 4-5(2)(9)(b).
11. (11) An establishment or operation calling itself a farmer's market, but which does not meet the definition of farmer's market in R70-540-4(b) shall be typed as one grocery store as indicated in R70-540-5(4), Table I, (a)-(d).

KEY: food inspection

Date of Last Change: December 14, 2007

Notice of Continuation: August 2, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 4-5-2(5); 4-5-2(9)(b)(ii); 4-5-9(1)(a)