ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 376

VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY MAY SERVE FOOD TO THE PUBLIC FOR UP TO 35 30
CONSECUTIVE OR NONCONSECUTIVE DAYS EACH YEAR.

(f) "Food establishment" means:

(1)     A food service facility; or

(2)     A food processing plant.

(h) (1) "Food service facility" means:

(i) A place where food or drink is prepared for sale or service on the
premises or elsewhere; or

(ii) Any operation where food is served to or provided for the public,
with or without charge.

(2) "Food service facility" does not include:

(i) A kitchen in a private home where food is prepared at no charge
for guests in the home, for guests at a social gathering, or for service to unemployed,
homeless or other disadvantaged populations; or

(ii) A food preparation or serving area where only nonpotentially
hazardous food, as defined by the United States Food and Drug Administration, is
prepared or served only by an excluded organization.

(i) "License" means a license issued by the Department under this subtitle to
operate a food establishment.

21-304.1.

(A)  A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF AN
EXCLUDED ORGANIZATION UNDER § 21-301(E) OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL PROVIDE
WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
INTENDS TO SERVE FOOD TO THE PUBLIC FOR UP TO 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.

(B)  THE WRITTEN NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE THE DATES ON WHICH THE FOOD
WILL BE PREPARED, THE METHODS OF STORING AND SERVING THE FOOD, AND THE
METHODS OR PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY AND
SECURITY.

21-305.

(a)     Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not operate a
food establishment unless the person is licensed by the Department.

(b)     (1) A separate license is required for each food establishment that a
person owns or operates.

(2) Except in Baltimore City, the provisions of this subsection may
require a license for each location where vending machines are operated, but may not
require a separate license for each individual vending machine.

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