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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".28" citation="COMAR 10.15.03.28" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="03" heading="Licenses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The approving authority shall require a farmer to obtain a producer mobile farmer's market unit license as specified in COMAR 10.01.17 and 10.15.04 for the sale of a farm product at a farmer's market or at a public event that is not:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A raw agricultural product as defined in Regulation .02B(61) of this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A pre-packaged non-potentially hazardous food.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A local health department may:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Not require a farmer to obtain a producer mobile farmer's market unit license for that local jurisdiction; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Require a farmer to obtain a seasonal farmer's market producer sampling license if the farmer prepares and offers samples of a farm product for human consumption at a farmer's market or at a public event in that local jurisdiction.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The approving authority shall issue and renew licenses in accordance with Health-General Article, §§21-309 and 21-310, Annotated Code of Maryland, and this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The approving authority may deny an application for a food service facility license in accordance with Health-General Article, §21-311, Annotated Code of Maryland, and this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A person:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall obtain a food service facility license before the person operates a food service facility; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May not operate a food service facility if the person does not have a current and valid license issued by the approving authority, except:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>As provided in:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Health-General Article, §21-305, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Regulation .26A(2) of this chapter; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A caterer:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>As provided in §G of this regulation; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>When from outside the State, that conforms to the provisions of this chapter or to substantially equivalent provisions as indicated by a report from the caterer's licensing agency to the approving authority indicating that the facility is licensed and inspected in the jurisdiction where the food service facility is located.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Application for a food service facility license is submitted in accordance with Health-General Article, §§21-306 and 21-307, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A valid license is displayed in a conspicuous place in the food service facility; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>When catering services are offered, the food service facility license number and the identity of the issuer of the number are located:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>On advertising and business cards;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In published print media;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>On flyers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>In brochures;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>On vehicles used in connection with catering services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>On contracts for catering services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>In telephone directories; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>In or on any other advertising and solicitations.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The approving authority may not require a caterer licensed in Maryland to obtain a separate license for each catered event, including events across jurisdictional lines within the State, when the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Major food preparation for the event is completed at the caterer's food service facility, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Thawing potentially hazardous food;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Cooking potentially hazardous food, except at outdoor barbecues when the food will be immediately consumed or discarded;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Cooling potentially hazardous food; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Preparing salads that contain potentially hazardous foods; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Event is at a location other than the caterer’s food service facility if the caterer and location comply with Regulations .01—.06, .08—.14, .15A(3)—(8), and .18I and L of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Except as provided in §I of this regulation, a license may not be transferred from one person to another person or from one food service facility to another.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Upon the death of a licensee, the approving authority may transfer a food service facility license if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An application is filed in accordance with Health-General Article, §21-306, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Written evidence establishes that the applicant's relationship with the deceased was as a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Spouse of the deceased licensee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Blood relative to the first degree of consanguinity; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Current officer or surviving partner in the business operating the food service facility.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>A local health department:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall issue a mobile reciprocity license:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In accordance with Health-General Article, §21-304, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>To a mobile food service facility that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Holds a valid license from the county of origin;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Is operating in the jurisdiction; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Is operating within 90 miles of its base of operations, which shall be located in Maryland.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall provide copies of inspection or other supporting documentation for a mobile food service facility with a base of operations within the jurisdiction of the local health department to the jurisdiction in which the mobile food service facility is seeking a mobile reciprocity license;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>May inspect the mobile food service facility during operation in the jurisdiction after a mobile reciprocity license has been issued;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>May suspend a mobile reciprocity license for not maintaining a valid license from the county of origin until such time that the county of origin license is renewed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>May issue a violation of this regulation as set forth in Regulation .35 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Shall notify all known Maryland jurisdictions which license the mobile food service facility if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Any fines are issued to a mobile reciprocity licensee; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Enforcement action is taken against a mobile reciprocity licensee under §J(3) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>A mobile reciprocity license:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>May not exceed $300; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is valid for a period of 1 year.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>