Michigan Laws 289.4103 – Application for license; submission; forms; information; mobile food establishment license; commissary service; forwarding recommendations to department; temporary license
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 289.4103
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
- Director: means the director of the department or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
- Evaluation: means a food safety audit, inspection, or food safety and sanitation assessment, whether announced or unannounced, that identifies violations or verifies compliance with this act and determines the degree of active control by food establishment operators over foodborne illness risk factors. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
- Food: means articles used for food or drink for humans or other animals, chewing gum, and articles used for components of any such article. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
- Food establishment: means an operation where food is processed, packed, canned, preserved, frozen, fabricated, stored, prepared, served, vended, sold, or offered for sale. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
- Local health department: means that term as defined in section 1105 of the public health code, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 289.1109
- Mobile food establishment: means a food establishment operating from a vehicle, including a watercraft, that returns to a mobile food establishment commissary for servicing and maintenance at least once every 24 hours. See Michigan Laws 289.1109
- Temporary food establishment: means a food establishment that operates at a fixed location for a temporary period not to exceed 14 consecutive days. See Michigan Laws 289.1111
(1) An applicant shall submit an application for a food establishment license at least 30 calendar days before the date planned for its opening or the change of ownership. For temporary food establishments applying less than 4 days from opening, the director may charge twice the applicable license fee to perform the licensing evaluation.
(2) An application for a license under subsection (1) must be submitted on forms approved by the department and contain the reasonable information required by the department to process the application.
(3) An application for a mobile food establishment license must include the following information:
(a) The location and dates of the operation.
(b) The name and address of the commissary that will service the applicant.
(4) Within 10 days after a change in the servicing commissary, the mobile food establishment licensee shall submit an affidavit containing the name and address of the new commissary servicing the licensee.
(5) The local health department shall forward license recommendations to the department. Section 3119(5) does not apply.
(6) The director may issue a temporary food establishment license. The director, in accordance with uniformly applied department guidance, may decline to issue multiple temporary food establishment licenses for the same establishment within a given calendar year.