Health and Safety Code section 113947.5

Certification conferred pursuant to this part shall be recognized throughout the state. Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit any enforcement agency from implementing or enforcing a food handler program that took effect prior to January 1, 1998, but only in the form in which the program existed prior to January 1, 1998.

Source: Section 113947.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=113947.­5.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2007; accessed Oct. 19, 2026).

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