§ 40:4.8 — Voluntary sanitary inspections of food booths

Louisiana § 40:4.8

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§4.8. Voluntary sanitary inspections of food booths
A.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall inspect and may
permit food booths at recognized Louisiana fairs and festivals for compliance
with the special event food and beverage preparation regulations upon written
request and signed agreement from the officials or organizations operating or
directing such fairs or festivals. Such inspections shall be voluntary on the
part of the officials or organizers of the fairs and festivals. The department
shall exercise the enforcement powers authorized by the state's sanitary code
when complying with a request and agreement executed in accordance with
this Section.
(2) The department may establish and charge reasonable fees for such
inspections consistent with current administrative regulations. Such fee shall
not exceed twenty-five dollars per fair or festival.
B. Neither the department nor the state shall be liable for a failure to
inspect any fair or festival when the officials or organizations operating or
directing such fair or festival fail to make a written request and execute a
signed agreement for such inspection pursuant to this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 1988, No. 644, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.