| PRINTER'S NO. 3785 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. | 2359 | Session of 2014 |
INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, PICKETT, HARHART, MILLARD, JAMES, STERN, LONGIETTI AND SWANGER, JUNE 19, 2014
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, JUNE 19, 2014
AN ACT
1Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2Statutes, in food protection, further providing for
3definitions and for license required.
4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:
6Section 1. The definition of "licensor" in section 5702 of
7Title 3 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and
8the section is amended by adding definitions to read:
9§ 5702. Definitions.
10The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
11shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
12context clearly indicates otherwise:
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14"Licensor." Any of the following:
15(1) The county department of health or joint-county
16department of health whenever a retail food facility is
17located in a political subdivision under the jurisdiction of
18a county department of health or joint-county department of
1health.
2(2) The health authorities of cities, boroughs,
3incorporated towns and first class townships whenever a
4retail food facility is located in a city, borough,
5incorporated town or first class township not under the
6jurisdiction of a county department of health or joint-county
7department of health.
8(3) The health authorities of second class townships and
9second class townships which have adopted a home rule charter
10which elect to issue licenses under this subchapter whenever
11a retail food facility is located in a second class township
12or second class township which has adopted a home rule
13charter not under the jurisdiction of a county department of
14health or joint-county department of health.
15(4) The Department of Agriculture whenever a retail food
16facility is located in any other area of this Commonwealth.
17(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4),
18where the retail food facility is a mobile retail food
19facility that has a Pennsylvania operating base location,
20that Pennsylvania operating base location shall be the
21location of the mobile retail food facility for purposes of
22licensure under paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4).
23"Mobile retail food facility." A movable retail food
24facility, such as a stand, vehicle, cart, basket, box or similar
25structure, from which food is stored, prepared, processed,
26distributed or sold and the facility:
27(1) physically locates at one site or location for no
28more than 14 consecutive days in one calendar year,
29regardless of whether or not the facility operates
30continuously during that time period; and
1(2) is not licensed as a temporary retail food facility
2under section 5703(g)(2).
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4"Pennsylvania operating base location." A single location
5within this Commonwealth where a mobile retail food facility or
6transportation vehicle returns regularly for the purpose of
7storage, discharging liquid or solid wastes, refilling water
8tanks and ice bins and boarding food.
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10Section 2. Section 5703(c) and (j) of Title 3 are amended
11and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
12§ 5703. License required.
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14(c) Issuance of license.--A retail food facility license
15shall be issued by the licensor having jurisdiction. A license
16shall specify the date of expiration, the period for which the
17license is valid, the name of the licensee and the place
18licensed. Licenses shall be conspicuously displayed at all times
19in the place thereby licensed. If the license applies to a
20mobile retail food facility that has a Pennsylvania operating
21base location, the license shall be conspicuously displayed at
22any location where the mobile retail food facility is in
23operation. Licenses shall not be transferable.
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25(j) Fees.--[The] Except as provided for in subsection (j.1),
26the fees that may be charged under this subchapter are as
27established by the licensor, if the licensor is an entity other
28than the department, and shall be paid into the city, borough,
29incorporated town, township or county treasury. If the licensor
30is the department, the fees shall be paid to the State Treasury
1through the department and are as follows:
2(1) For licensure of a retail food facility that has not
3been previously licensed and that is owner operated and that
4has a seating capacity of less than 50: $103.
5(2) For licensure of a retail food facility that has not
6been previously licensed and that is not described in
7paragraph (1): $241.
8(3) For a renewal of a license or for issuing a license
9to reflect a change of ownership: $82.
10(4) For a duplicate license, for each retail food
11facility location: $14.
12(5) For a temporary license under subsection (g)(2):
13$14.
14(6) For conducting a follow-up inspection to review
15whether changes have been made to correct violations which
16resulted in noncompliant status determined by a prior
17inspection:
18(i) For the second follow-up inspection during the
19licensure period: $150.
20(ii) For a third or subsequent follow-up inspection
21during the licensure period: $300.
22(7) For conducting an inspection that is not otherwise
23required by the department but that is conducted at the
24behest of the proprietor of the retail food facility: $150.
25(8) For any license described in paragraph (1), (2),
26(3), (4) or (5) that is issued for a period of greater than
27one year by regulation of the department in accordance with
28subsection (g), the license fee otherwise prescribed under
29those paragraphs shall be prorated for the license period.
30(j.1) Fee exception.--An entity shall not charge a fee for
1conducting an inspection of a mobile retail food facility that
2has a Pennsylvania operating base location unless the inspecting
3entity is also the licensor with respect to retail food
4facilities at that Pennsylvania operating base location.
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6Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.