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Ex. DUT-PA-016 Standing duty Primary source read

Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A)

3 Pa.C.S. sec. 5710, Retail food facility and employee cleanliness

General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania (State)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania
Level
State
Authority
Police power of the Commonwealth
Issued
2010-11-23 Nov. 23, 2010
Effective
Standing law throughout 2020 and 2021 (read as 2010-11-23)
End
standing (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Standing since Nov. 23, 2010 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesStanding duty
Addressees
  • specified businesses: retail food facilities and their employees
Character
sanitary code duty
Collection
Standing duties: Pennsylvania DUT-PA

Operative words

All retail food facilities, kitchens, dining rooms and all places where foods are prepared, kept or stored shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and be protected from dust, dirt, insects and vermin in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the department. The clothing and hands of employees shall at all times be clean and sanitary.

Penalty

3 Pa.C.S. sec. 5714 (Ex. DUT-PA-017)

What it required

Bound every retail food facility to be 'kept in a clean and sanitary condition... in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the department,' the standing sanitary duty that the Department of Agriculture's and the Secretary of Health's COVID-19 cleaning and disinfection protocols (PA-008 para. A(1)-(2); PA-023 sec. 1(B)) gave content to.

Retrieval note

Official General Assembly section page rendered to PDF.