CA Food & Agric Code Section 35016


(a)

Except as provided in subdivision (b), any hotel, restaurant, boardinghouse, hospital, or other concern or agency that manufactures a product of milk for the use of any patron, guest, patient, or employee shall obtain a milk products plant license.

(b)

(1)Any hotel, restaurant, or boardinghouse that manufactures hard frozen or semifrozen dairy products for the use of any patron, guest, or employee shall obtain a limited manufacturing permit from the secretary.

(2)

The permit may be issued only after the secretary determines that the facility is suitable for manufacturing those products.

(3)

A permit issued pursuant to this subdivision may be renewed annually, if the facility is found by the secretary, based on an onsite evaluation, to be in compliance with the conditions specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c).

(c)

A hotel, restaurant, or boardinghouse issued a limited manufacturing permit pursuant to this section shall meet all of the following standards:

(1)

The hard frozen and semifrozen dairy products manufactured shall be sold only to purchasers for consumption. No hard frozen or semifrozen product manufactured pursuant to the limited manufacturing permit shall be sold for resale.

(2)

The hard frozen and semifrozen dairy products shall be manufactured using prepasteurized dairy ingredients.

(3)

Adequate facilities, consistent with recognized good manufacturing practices for the manufacture of hard frozen and semifrozen dairy products, as determined by the secretary, shall be provided as a condition of the limited manufacturing permit. The facilities shall include, but not be limited to, adequate utensil and container washing, sterilization and storage, and sufficient sanitary work areas, including handwashing facilities, dedicated to the manufacture of hard frozen and semifrozen dairy products. Sanitation guidelines consistent with good manufacturing and handling practices for retail food establishments manufacturing hard frozen and semifrozen dairy products in conformance with Part 110 (commencing with Section 110.3) of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be utilized by the secretary as a condition for issuance and renewal of the limited manufacturing permit.

(4)

The hotel, restaurant, or boardinghouse shall not manufacture more than 2,500 gallons of hard frozen or semifrozen dairy products during any year.

(5)

The secretary, by agreement with any approved milk inspection service, may authorize the service to inspect and enforce the requirements of this code applicable to the facility covered by this section. Any agreement shall provide that the approved inspection service shall collect the applicable fees for those establishments as provided in Sections 35221 and 38933. The fees so collected shall be retained by the approved inspection service to cover its cost of inspection and enforcement, but 15 percent of the fees collected shall be remitted by the approved inspection service to the secretary to cover the cost of administration.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

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