217.127 Regulations -- State retail food code -- Donation of food.

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(1)The secretary shall adopt regulations for the effective administration and

enforcement of KRS 217.005 to 217.215.

(2)The secretary shall adopt a state retail food code which shall include, among other

things, provisions for regulating the issuance, suspension, and revocation of permits

to operate; submission of plans for construction and equipment layout including

plumbing, lighting, ventilation, water supply, sewage disposal, and other facilities;

food supply source and protection; health, disease control and cleanliness of

personnel; design, construction, installation, and cleanliness of equipment and

utensils; toilet and hand-washing facilities; solid waste disposal and vermin control;

and any other matters deemed necessary to insure a safe and sanitary operation of a

retail food establishment. Standards for construction, plumbing, lighting, and

ventilation of fixed retail food establishments shall be effective only if they are

approved by the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction and are

included in the Uniform State Building Code, or if they conform to the State

Plumbing Code in the case of plumbing fixtures. Any review of plans for

construction, plumbing, lighting, and ventilation required before construction of a

fixed retail food establishment shall be conducted by the Department of Housing,

Buildings and Construction or authorized local building official pursuant to KRS

Chapter 198B.

(3)The donation of safe and apparently wholesome food by a retail food establishment

or any other entity regulated under subsections

(1)and

(2)of this section shall be

exempt from any further inspection or regulation if the donated food has been

inspected under subsections

(1)and

(2)of this section.