CHAPTER 5. FOOD: SANITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
IC 16-42-5
Chapter 5. Food: Sanitary Requirements for Food Establishments
IC 16-42-5-0.5
Local standards or penalties regarding food handling or food
establishments precluded
Sec. 0.5. Except as provided in this chapter, a corporation or local
health department may not impose any:
(1) sanitary standards on; or
(2) locally prescribed monetary penalties for the violation of
any state law or rule concerning;
food handling or food establishments.
As added by P.L.266-2001, SEC.9.
IC 16-42-5-0.7
Local standards regarding food handling machinery precluded
Sec. 0.7. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, a corporation or
local health department may not impose any requirements or
standards on the installation of food handling machinery in a food
establishment regulated by this chapter.
(b) The installation of food handling machinery includes all
activities associated with the machinery's installation, including the
wiring, plumbing, air handling, and all other processes.
(c) This section does not limit the authority of the state fire
marshal or other state agencies to regulate food establishments.
(d) This section does not limit the authority of a corporation or
local health department to enforce requirements or standards
established by state law or the state department for the installation of
food handling machinery.
As added by P.L.266-2001, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.1-2006,
SEC.306.
IC 16-42-5-0.9
Petitions for changes in rules
Sec. 0.9. (a) A corporation or local health department may petition
the state department requesting one (1) or more modifications or
changes in the state department's rules concerning:
(1) food handling machinery;
(2) sanitary standards for food handling or food establishments;
or
(3) civil penalties authorized under IC 16-42-5-28.
(b) Following the receipt of a petition described in subsection (a),
the state department shall hold a public hearing concerning the
corporation or local health department's requested modifications or
changes and shall determine in writing whether to adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 to modify or change the state department's rules.
As added by P.L.266-2001, SEC.11.
IC 16-42-5-1
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.266-2001, SEC.17.)
IC 16-42-5-2
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.266-2001, SEC.17.)
IC 16-42-5-2.3
Food handling machinery defined
Sec. 2.3. As used in this chapter, "food handling machinery"
means any of the following used for and in food handling:
(1) Equipment.
(2) Appliances.
(3) Tools.
(4) Plumbing and related fixtures.
(5) Refrigeration devices.
(6) Heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment.
(7) Any other piece of equipment used for and in food handling.
As added by P.L.266-2001, SEC.12.
IC 16-42-5-3
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.266-2001, SEC.17.)
IC 16-42-5-4
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.100-2007, SEC.2.)
IC 16-42-5-5
Rules
Sec. 5. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for
the efficient enforcement of this chapter and to establish minimum
sanitary standards for the operation of all food establishments.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-5.2
Variances from rules
Sec. 5.2. The state department may grant a variance from one (1)
or more of the state rules concerning:
(1) food handling machinery; or
(2) sanitary standards for the operation of food establishments;
in accordance with IC 16-19-3-4.3.
As added by P.L.266-2001, SEC.13.
IC 16-42-5-6
Conditions of health and comfort
Sec. 6. A food establishment must meet the following conditions:
(1) Be adequately lighted, heated, drained, and ventilated.
(2) Be supplied with uncontaminated running water.
(3) Have adequate sanitary facilities.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-7
Construction to facilitate cleanliness
Sec. 7. Each food establishment and the machinery used in each
food establishment must be constructed so as to be easily and
thoroughly cleaned.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-8
Cleanliness and sanitation of premises and vehicles
Sec. 8. The floors, sidewalls, ceiling, furniture, receptacles,
implements, and machinery of a food establishment and a vehicle
used to transport food products must at all times be clean and
sanitary.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-9
Walls and ceilings; construction; washing
Sec. 9. (a) The sidewalls, woodwork, and ceiling of a food
establishment must be made of an impervious material with a finish
that is washable.
(b) The sidewalls, woodwork, and ceiling must be kept washed
clean with detergent and water.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-10
Floors; construction; washing
Sec. 10. (a) The floor of a food establishment must be made of
nonabsorbent material that can be flushed with water.
(b) The floor of a food establishment must be kept washed clean
with detergent and water.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-11
Domestic animals; rodents; insects
Sec. 11. A food establishment must be protected by all reasonable
means against the presence of and entrance of domestic animals,
rodents, flies, and other insects.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-12
Garbage removal
Sec. 12. Refuse, dirt, and waste products subject to decomposition
and fermentation incident to food handling shall be removed daily
from food establishments.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-13
Toilet room
Sec. 13. (a) A food establishment must have a convenient toilet
room separate and apart from and not opening directly into a room
that is used for food handling.
(b) The floor of the toilet room must be made of a nonabsorbent
material.
(c) The floor of the toilet room shall be washed and scoured daily.
(d) Each toilet fixture and each toilet room must be adequately
ventilated.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-14
Washrooms
Sec. 14. (a) A food establishment must have a washroom adjacent
to each toilet room.
(b) The washroom shall be supplied with adequate lavatories,
soap, hot and cold running water, and clean individual towels.
(c) The washroom shall be kept clean by washing with detergent
and water.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-15
Food handling rooms; exclusive use
Sec. 15. A room that is used for food handling or that is equipped
for use for food handling may not be used for any other purpose.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-16
Dressing rooms
Sec. 16. (a) Rooms separate and apart from rooms used for food
handling must be provided for the changing and hanging of wearing
apparel.
(b) The rooms for changing and hanging wearing apparel must be
kept clean.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-17
Expectorating
Sec. 17. A person may not expectorate in or on the machinery,
equipment, floor, sidewalls, or other structure of a food
establishment.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-18
Sleeping in food handling rooms
Sec. 18. A person may not live or sleep in a room used for food
handling or in a room opening directly into a food establishment.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-19
Diseases; employees
Sec. 19. A person who has a communicable or infectious disease
may not work in a food establishment in any capacity in which
epidemiological evidence indicates the person may spread the
disease.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-20
Wearing apparel; employees
Sec. 20. A person shall wear clean outer garments while working
in a food establishment.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-21
Washing; employees
Sec. 21. A person who works in a food establishment shall wash
the person's hands and arms thoroughly with soap and clean water
before beginning work, before resuming work after a rest period, and
before resuming work after visiting a toilet room.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-22
Sitting or lying on food handling equipment
Sec. 22. A person may not sit or lie upon equipment used or
installed for use in handling food.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-23
Inspections
Sec. 23. The state department may do the following:
(1) Enter at any time a food establishment or place suspected of
being a food establishment.
(2) Inspect the premises, utensils, fixtures, equipment, furniture,
and machinery used in food handling.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-24
Local health officers
Sec. 24. (a) For the purpose of enforcing IC 16-41-20,
IC 16-41-21, IC 16-41-23, IC 16-41-24, IC 16-41-34, or IC 16-42-5,
the local health officers are food environmental health specialists
subordinate to the state department.
(b) The state department shall provide to the local health officers
who are food environmental health specialists guidelines concerning
the interpretation of the state department's rules concerning food
handling and food establishments so that enforcement of the state
laws and rules is uniform throughout the state.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.137-1996,
SEC.72; P.L.144-1996, SEC.13; P.L.266-2001, SEC.14;
P.L.104-2003, SEC.7.
IC 16-42-5-25
Prosecution of violators; orders to abate condition or violation
Sec. 25. If, upon inspection of a food establishment, a local health
officer or food environmental health specialist finds an employer,
operator, or other employee to be violating IC 16-41-20, IC 16-41-21,
IC 16-41-23, IC 16-41-24, IC 16-41-34, or this chapter, the local
health officer or food environmental health specialist shall do at least
one (1) of the following:
(1) Furnish evidence of the violation to the prosecuting attorney
of the county or circuit in which the violation occurs. The
prosecuting attorney shall prosecute all persons violating
IC 16-41-20, IC 16-41-21, IC 16-41-23, IC 16-41-24,
IC 16-41-34, or this chapter, or rules adopted under those
provisions.
(2) Report the condition and violation to the state health
commissioner or the commissioner's legally authorized agent.
The state health commissioner may issue an order to the person
in authority at the offending establishment to abate the
condition or violation within five (5) days or within another
reasonable time required to abate the condition or violation. The
proceedings to abate must be in accordance with IC 4-21.5.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.137-1996,
SEC.73; P.L.144-1996, SEC.14; P.L.104-2003, SEC.8; P.L.1-2009,
SEC.118.
IC 16-42-5-26
Noncompliance with order or requirement; offenses
Sec. 26. (a) A person who refuses to comply with a lawful order
or requirement of the state health commissioner made in writing as
provided in this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Each day after the expiration of the time limit for abating
unsanitary conditions and completing improvements to abate the
conditions as ordered by the state health commissioner constitutes a
separate offense.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-27
Violations of chapter; offenses
Sec. 27. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who
recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a
Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-5-28
Civil penalties
Sec. 28. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
establishing a schedule of civil penalties that may be imposed by the
state department to enforce either of the following:
(1) This chapter.
(2) Rules adopted to implement this chapter.
(b) A penalty included in the schedule of civil penalties
established under this section may not exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000) for each violation per day.
(c) The civil penalties collected under this section shall be
deposited in the state general fund.
(d) The state department may issue an order of compliance or
impose a civil penalty included in the schedule of civil penalties
established under this section, or both, against a person who does any
of the following:
(1) Fails to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted to
implement this chapter.
(2) Interferes with or obstructs the state department or the state
department's designated agent in the performance of duties
under this chapter.
(e) The state department may issue an order of compliance against
a person described in subsection (d) under IC 4-21.5-3-6,
IC 4-21.5-3-8, or IC 4-21.5-4. The state department may impose a
civil penalty against a person described in subsection (d) only in a
proceeding under IC 4-21.5-3-8.
(f) A proceeding commenced to impose a civil penalty under the
schedule of civil penalties established under this section may be
consolidated with any other proceeding commenced to enforce either
of the following:
(1) This chapter.
(2) A rule adopted by the state department to implement this
chapter.
(g) A corporation or a local health department:
(1) may bring an administrative action to enforce this chapter,
rules adopted to implement this chapter, or the schedule of civil
penalties established by the state department under this section;
(2) may use tickets or citations to enforce this chapter, rules
adopted under this chapter, or the schedule of civil penalties
established by the state department under this section; and
(3) shall deposit in the general fund of the corporation or the
local health department the civil penalties collected under this
section.
(h) For each violation of the state law or rules concerning food
handling or food establishments, the state or either:
(1) a corporation; or
(2) a local health department;
may bring an enforcement action against a food establishment.
As added by P.L.266-2001, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.97-2004,
SEC.70.
IC 16-42-5-29
Exemption from food establishment requirements; standards for
farmer's markets and roadside stands; samples; health hazards
Sec. 29. (a) This section applies to an individual vendor of a
farmer's market or roadside stand.
(b) An individual vendor of a farmer's market or roadside stand is
not considered to be a food establishment and is exempt from the
requirements of this title that apply to food establishments if the
individual vendor's food product:
(1) is made by an individual in the individual's primary
residence;
(2) is not a potentially hazardous food product;
(3) is prepared by an individual who practices proper sanitary
procedures, including:
(A) proper hand washing;
(B) sanitation of the container or other packaging in which
the food product is contained; and
(C) safe storage of the food product;
(4) is not resold; and
(5) includes a label that contains the following information:
(A) The name and address of the producer of the food
product.
(B) The common or usual name of the food product.
(C) The ingredients of the food product, in descending order
by predominance by weight.
(D) The net weight and volume of the food product by
standard measure or numerical count.
(E) The date on which the food product was processed.
(F) The following statement in at least 10 point type: "This
product is home produced and processed and the production
area has not been inspected by the state department of
health.".
(c) An individual vendor who meets the requirements in
subsection (b) is subject to food sampling and inspection if:
(1) the state department determines that the individual vendor's
food product is:
(A) misbranded under section 12(b) of this chapter; or
(B) adulterated; or
(2) a consumer complaint has been received by the state
department.
(d) If the state department has reason to believe that an imminent
health hazard exists with respect to an individual vendor's food
product, the state department may order cessation of production and
sale of the food product until the state department determines that the
hazardous situation has been addressed.
(e) For purposes of this section, the state health commissioner or
the commissioner's authorized representatives may take samples for
analysis and conduct examinations and investigations through any
officers or employees under the state health commissioner's
supervision. Those officers and employees may enter, at reasonable
times, the facilities of an individual vendor and inspect any food
products in those places and all pertinent equipment, materials,
containers, and labeling.
(f) The state health commissioner may develop guidelines for an
individual vendor who seeks an exemption from regulation as a food
establishment as described in subsection (b). The guidelines may
include:
(1) standards for best safe food handling practices;
(2) disease control measures; and
(3) standards for potable water sources.
As added by P.L.86-2009, SEC.3.