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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 12. Health |
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Agency 5. Department of Health |
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Chapter 421. Food Regulations |
Section 3660. Permits
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Article 3. Permit to Operate
A. No person shall own, establish, conduct, maintain, manage, or operate any food establishment in this Commonwealth unless the food establishment is permitted as provided in this section. All permits shall be in the name of the owner or lessee. Permits shall not be issued to newly constructed or extensively remodeled food establishments until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Official. Only a person who complies with the requirements of this part shall be entitled to receive or retain such a permit.
B. Permits issued shall not be transferable from one person to another or from one location to another. A new owner shall be required to make a written application for a permit. The application forms are obtainable at all local health departments.
C. Any person operating a food establishment with a valid permit who desires to expand or modify the establishment, shall notify the director in the jurisdiction where the food establishment is located, and the director shall determine whether such expansion, modification, or reclassification is in compliance with the applicable sections of this chapter.
D. The permit shall be posted in every food establishment in a place where it is readily observable by the public transacting business with the establishment.
E. Permits shall expire annually.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 18, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 02, eff. October 16, 2007.