TITLE X
PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER 143-A
FOOD SERVICE LICENSURE

Section 143-A:9

    143-A:9 Rulemaking. –
The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
I. The application procedure for any class of license issued under this chapter and the length of the licensing period.
I-a. The amount of the fee to be charged for any license application processed, for each plan review conducted, and for each inspection performed under this chapter.
II. Design and content of all forms required by this chapter.
III. Procedures for inspections and re-inspections of licensees.
IV. How a license is revoked and reinstated.
IV-a. What constitutes a soup kitchen and procedures for exempting certain soup kitchens from licensure in accordance with RSA 143-A:5-a.
IV-b. A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under RSA 143-A:10-a for violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it.
IV-c. Procedures for notice and hearing prior to the imposition of an administrative fine imposed under RSA 143-A:10-a.
V. Standards for licensing food service establishments and retail food stores, including, but not limited to sanitation, physical environment, health and safety, operational changes, and compliance with federal requirements.
VI. Variances for licensing requirements.
VII. Suspension of licenses.
VIII. Trade secrets, complaints, and the confidentiality thereof.
IX. Requirements for bed and breakfast facilities.
X. Requirements for food processing plants.

Source. 1986, 106:1. 1989, 408:15. 1990, 228:6. 1991, 355:33. 1995, 308:24; 310:183. 1999, 307:9, eff. Sept. 14, 1999. 2012, 171:8, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.