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...(A) Equipment and utensils - air-drying. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils: (1) Are to be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; and (2) Are not to be cloth dried. Utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry. (B) Wiping cloths - air-drying locations. Wiping cloths laundered in a food servi...

...[Comment: For publication dates of the C.F.R. referenced in this rule, see paragraph (B)(15)(b) of rule 3717-1-01 of the Administrative Code.] (A) Source - approved system. Drinking water is to be obtained from an approved source that is: (1) A public water system that is constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder; ...

...(A) Mobile holding tank - capacity and drainage. A sewage holding tank in a mobile food service operation or mobile retail food establishment is to be: (1) Sized fifteen per cent larger in capacity than the water supply tank; and (2) Sloped to a drain that is one inch (twenty-five millimeters) in inner diameter or greater, and equipped with a shut-off valve. (B) Drainage system. Food service ...

...(A) Indoor storage area. If located within the food service operation or retail food establishment, a storage area for refuse, recyclables, or returnables is to meet the requirements specified under paragraph (A)(1) of rule 3717-1-06 of the Administrative Code and paragraphs (A) to (H), (M), and (N) of rule 3717-1-06.1 of the Administrative Code. (B) Outdoor storage surface. An outdoor storage surf...

...(A) Indoor areas - surface characteristics (1) Except as specified in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, materials for indoor floor, wall, and ceiling surfaces under conditions of normal use shall be: (a) Smooth, durable, and easily cleanable for areas where food service operation or retail food establishment activities are conducted; (b) Closely woven and easily cleanable carpet for carpeted areas; and (c) Nonabsor...

...(A) Indoor areas - surface characteristics (1) Except as specified in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, materials for indoor floor, wall, and ceiling surfaces under conditions of normal use are to be: (a) Smooth, durable, and easily cleanable for areas where food service operation or retail food establishment activities are conducted; (b) Closely woven and easily cleanable carpet for carpeted area...

...(A) Floors, walls, and ceilings. Except as specified under paragraph (D) of this rule and except for antislip floor coverings or applications that may be used for safety reasons, floors, floor coverings, walls, wall coverings, and ceilings are to be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. (B) Floors, walls and ceilings - utility lines. (1) Utility servi...

...(A) Handwashing sinks - minimum number. Handwashing sinks are to be provided as specified under paragraph (G) of 3717-1-05.1 of the Administrative Code. (B) Handwashing cleanser - availability. Each handwashing sink or group of two adjacent handwashing sinks is to be provided with a supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. (C) Handwashing sinks - hand drying provision. Each ha...

...(A) Handwashing sinks - conveniently located. Handwashing sinks are to be conveniently located as specified under paragraph (L) of rule 3717-1-05.1 of the Administrative Code. (B) Toilet rooms - convenience and accessibility. Toilet rooms are to be conveniently located and accessible to employees during all hours of operation. (C) Employee accommodations - designated areas (1) Areas desig...

...(A) Repairing. The physical facilities are to be maintained in good repair. (B) Cleaning - frequency and restrictions. (1) The physical facilities are to be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. (2) Except for cleaning that is necessary due to a spill or other accident, cleaning is to be done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed such as after closing. (...

...[Comment: For publication dates of the C.F.R. referenced in this rule, see paragraph (B)(15)(b) of rule 3717-1-01 of the Administrative Code.] (A) Storage: separation. Poisonous or toxic materials are to be stored so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service articles, and single-use articles by: (1) Separating the poisonous or toxic materials by spacing or partitioni...

...[Comment: For publication dates of the C.F.R. referenced in this rule, see paragraph (B)(15)(b) of rule 3717-1-01 of the Administrative Code.] (A) Fresh one hundred per cent juice packaged in a food service operation or retail food establishment is to: (1) Be labeled as specified under paragraph (C) of rule 3717-1-03.5 of the Administrative Code; and (2) Bear the following warning statement...

...(A) As used in this rule, "heat treatment dispensing freezer" means a self-contained dispensing freezer with a product reservoir that processes previously pasteurized products, freezes the products, dispenses frozen dairy products, and maintains microbiological quality by elevating the temperature of the product using heating methods that are an integral part of the dispensing freezer. (B) To...

...(A) Custom processing of game animals, migratory waterfowl or game birds in a food service operation or retail food establishment is to be done only at the end of the work shift or day to prevent any cross contamination of product for sale or service. (B) Prior to entry into the food service operation or retail food establishment: (1) All animal carcasses are to be skinned, beheaded, eviscerated...

...[Comment: For publication dates of the C.F.R. referenced in this rule, see paragraph (B)(15)(b) of rule 3717-1-01 of the Administrative Code.] (A) Water dispensed from a bulk water machine is to meet the quality standards specified in 21 C.F.R. 165, Subpart B. (B) Bulk water machines are to be connected to an approved water supply. (C) Bulk water machines are to be in compliance with the constr...

...A retail food establishment or food service operation that acidifies white rice for the purpose of rendering it a non-time/temperature controlled for safety food is to meet the applicable requirements of this chapter and have a HACCP plan that includes: (A) A description of the products produced; (B) A recipe for the production of the acidified rice that specifies: (1) The water to rice ratio pri...

...(A) As used in this rule, "outdoor dining area" means an area adjacent to a food service operation or retail food establishment that is located outdoors and is designated for service and/or consumption of food, including an "outdoor patio" as defined in section 3794.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A food service operation or retail food establishment may allow dogs in an outdoor dining area of the fo...

...(A) The facility layout and equipment specifications submitted for the approval of the licensor are to clearly confirm that the applicable provisions of Chapter 3717-1 of the Administrative Code can be met. The facility layout and specifications are to be legible, be drawn reasonably to scale, and include: (1) The type of food service operation or retail food establishment proposed and foods to b...

...(A) The following definitions are provided for the purposes of clarifying the meaning of certain terms as they appear in sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code and rules 3737-1-01 to 3737-1-23 of the Administrative Code. (1) "Applicant" means the responsible person for an underground storage tank system who submits an application on a form prescribed by the director for fund payment of, ...

...(A) The following definitions are provided for the purposes of clarifying the meaning of certain terms as they appear in sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code and rules 3737-1-01 to 3737-1-23 of the Administrative Code. (1) "Applicant" means the responsible person for an underground storage tank system who submits an application on a form prescribed by the director for fund payment of, ...

...(A) Effective April 1, 1991, and each year thereafter in which the unobligated balance of the financial assurance fund does not exceed forty-five million dollars on the date of the board's determination of the annual financial assurance fee for the succeeding fiscal year, the board shall assess a fee for each tank comprising an underground storage tank or an underground storage tank system that co...

...(A) Effective April 1, 1991, and each year thereafter in which the unobligated balance of the financial assurance fund does not exceed forty-five million dollars on the date of the board's determination of the annual financial assurance fee for the succeeding fiscal year, the board shall assess a fee for each tank comprising an underground storage tank or an underground storage tank system that co...

...(A) Where the board has not issued a valid certificate of coverage to a responsible person for a given underground storage tank, for the prior two or more consecutive fiscal years, the responsible person shall: (1) Comply with the requirements of rule 3737-1-04 of the Administrative Code; and (2) Certify that, prior to payment, no release has been suspected or confirmed from the underground ...

...(A) The deductible is fifty-five thousand dollars, which deductible may thereafter be modified by the board pursuant to rule 3737-1-15 of the Administrative Code. (B) Any responsible person owning, or owning or operating, a total of six or fewer tanks may purchase the reduced deductible of eleven thousand dollars, which reduced deductible may thereafter be modified by the board pursuant to rule 3737-1-15 of the Admi...

...(A) The deductible is fifty-five thousand dollars. The board may modify the deductible in accordance with rule 3737-1-15 of the Administrative Code. (B) Any responsible person owning, or owning or operating, a total of six or fewer tanks may purchase the reduced deductible of eleven thousand dollars. If a responsible person eligible to elect the reduced deductible purchases the reduced deductible...