{"id":"DUT-WA-015","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Washington","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Washington State Board of Health","authority":"RCW 43.20.050 and 43.20.145","instrument":"WAC 246-215-08455 (Washington Retail Food Code)","title":"Imminent health hazard—Ceasing operations and reporting (FDA Food Code 8-404.11)","dateIssued":"2020-10-31","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2020-10-31","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","CLOSE","COND"],"addressees":["specified businesses (food establishments: permit holders)"],"clause":"(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, a permit holder shall immediately discontinue operations and notify the regulatory authority if an imminent health hazard might exist... (2) A permit holder need not discontinue operations in an area of an establishment that is unaffected by the imminent health hazard.","enforcement":"Permit suspension and closure under chapter 246-215 WAC Part 8; misdemeanor under RCW 70.05.120(4)","functions":[],"notes":"Commands every food-establishment permit holder to cease operations on its own initiative when an imminent health hazard might exist and to notify the health authority; the standing closure duty that operated alongside the proclamations\u0027 indoor-dining prohibitions.","sourceUrl":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-215-08455","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201031015808/https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-215-08455","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":68910,"grade":"primary","character":"sanitary_code_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-WA","url":"/library/DUT-WA-015","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WA-015","citation":"Washington State Board of Health, WAC 246-215-08455 (Washington Retail Food Code) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-015)","stateName":"Washington","related":[]}