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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".26" citation="COMAR 10.15.03.26" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="03" heading="Excluded Organizations.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Pursuant to Health-General Article, §21-304(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, a volunteer fire company or bona fide nonprofit fraternal, civic, war veterans’, religious, or charitable organization or corporation that does not serve food to the public more often than 4 days per week, except that once a year an organization may serve food to the public for up to 30 consecutive days, may make:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A rescindable decision to operate as a licensed food service facility and in full compliance with this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A decision to operate without a license and in compliance with §§B—E of this regulation, which establish the minimum requirements to ensure food safety at a food preparation or serving area operated by an excluded organization without a license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that a food preparation or service area operated by an excluded organization without a license complies with Regulations .01—.15A(3)—(10), .16—.23, .26—.27, and .29—.39 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>During the operation of a special food service facility, the person-in-charge of an unlicensed excluded organization shall ensure compliance with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Regulations .01—.06, .08, .12—.14, .15A(3)—(5), .19—.20, .22B—D, .23, .26, .29—.33, and .35—.39 of this chapter, if the unlicensed excluded organization is a special food service facility that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Handles only potentially hazardous food that remains within the original container or wrapping; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Does not prepare, wrap, or package food at the facility; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Regulations .01—.06, .08—.14, .15A(3)—(10), .16—.20, .22B—D, .23, .26, and .29—.39 of this chapter, if the unlicensed excluded organization is a special food service facility that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Handles food that is removed from the original container or wrapping; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Prepares, packs, or wraps potentially hazardous food at the facility.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that an unlicensed excluded organization does not:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Operate a bed and breakfast;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Operate a semi-permanent food service; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Except as provided for in §G of this regulation, perform retail food manufacturing.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that, when an unlicensed excluded organization plans a single event to prepare or serve potentially hazardous food to 200 or more individuals from the public:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Written notification of the event is submitted to the approving authority not less than 30 days before the scheduled event; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The written notification required in §E(1) of this regulation contains:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The date, place, and time of the event;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The estimated number of individuals to be served at the event;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A menu or list of foods to be served;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The source of all potentially hazardous foods to be served;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A list of foods to be prepared more than 12 hours in advance of service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>If food is to be prepared off-premises, the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Name of the facility to be used; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Procedures for transporting food to the premises;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>The name, address, and telephone number of a responsible contact individual; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Any other information requested by the approving authority in order to review the food preparation and service.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that when an unlicensed excluded organization plans to serve food to the public for up to 30 consecutive days, a written notice is provided to the Department that includes the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Dates on which the food will be prepared;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Methods of storing and serving food; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Methods or procedures that will be followed to ensure food:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Safety; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Security.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>In Carroll County, a religious organization that meets the definition of an excluded organization as set forth in Regulation .02B(28) of this chapter, and complies with COMAR 10.15.01.09A—D and .10A and 10.15.04.08, or a county-owned and county-operated park or facility that is hosting a public festival, may offer for sale directly to the public the following types of homemade style food, only if the food is produced at the kitchen of the excluded organization:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Fruit butter made only from:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Apples;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Apricots;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Grapes;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Peaches;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Plums; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Quince;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Jam, preserve, or jelly, made only from:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A fruit listed in §G(1) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Oranges;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Nectarines;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Tangerines;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Blackberries;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Raspberries;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Blueberries;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Boysenberries;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Cherries;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Cranberries;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(k)">
        <text>Strawberries; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(l)">
        <text>Red currants;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Fruit pies made from a fruit listed in §G(1) and (2) of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Honey.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>