Legislation

§ 500-a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

1. "Food service establishment" means any place where food is prepared
and intended for individual portion service, and includes the site at
which individual portions are provided, whether consumption occurs on or
off the premises, or whether or not there is a charge for the food.

2. "Retail food store" means any establishment or section of an
establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer
and intended for off-premises consumption. The term does not include
establishments which handle only pre-packaged, non-potentially hazardous
foods, roadside markets that offer only fresh fruits and fresh
vegetables for sale, food service establishments, or food and beverage
vending machines.

3. "Zone" means an administratively determined geographic portion of
the state to which inspectors are assigned by the department.

4. "Food warehouse" shall mean any food establishment in which food is
held for commercial distribution.