Pennsylvania § 5712 Applicability

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5712 — Applicability

Pennsylvania § 5712

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 3AGRICULTURE

PartPART VII

Ch. 57FOOD PROTECTION

Subch.RETAIL FOOD FACILITY SAFETY

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3 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5712 (2026).

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This subchapter shall not apply to food that meets all of the following requirements:

(1)The food is not potentially hazardous food.

(2)The food is prepared in a private home.

(3)The food is used or offered for human consumption by any of the following organizations:

(i)A tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)).

(ii)A volunteer fire company or ambulance, religious, charitable, fraternal, veterans, civic, sportsmen, agricultural fair or agricultural association or any separately chartered auxiliary of any of these associations, on a not-for-profit basis.

(iii)An organization that is established to promote and encourage participation and support for extracurricular recreational activities for

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This subchapter shall not apply to food that meets all of the following requirements:

(1) The food is not potentially hazardous food.

(2) The food is prepared in a private home.

(3) The food is used or offered for human consumption by any of the following organizations:

(i) A tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)).

(ii) A volunteer fire company or ambulance, religious, charitable, fraternal, veterans, civic, sportsmen, agricultural fair or agricultural association or any separately chartered auxiliary of any of these associations, on a not-for-profit basis.

(iii) An organization that is established to promote and encourage participation and support for extracurricular recreational activities for youth of primary and secondary public, private and parochial school systems on a not-for-profit basis.

(4) The organization that uses or offers the food for human consumption informs consumers that the organization uses or offers food that has been prepared in private homes that are not licensed or inspected.

(5) The food is donated to an organization described under paragraph (3).