Section 410IAC7-24-110. Requirement for facility and operating plans

   (a) The owner or other authorized agent of an existing or proposed retail food establishment shall submit to the regulatory authority properly prepared plans and specifications for review before any of the following:

(1) The construction of a retail food establishment.

(2) The conversion of an existing structure for use as a retail food establishment.

(3) The remodeling of a retail food establishment or a change of type of retail food establishment or food operation if the regulatory authority determines that plans and specifications are necessary to ensure compliance with this rule.

The retail food establishment owner or operator should use the 2000 Food Establishment Plan Review Guide and the temporary retail food establishment owner or operator should use the 2000 Pre-Operational Guide for Temporary Retail Food Establishment Plan Review Guide, both as published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Conference for Food Protection, as a source for determining recommended equipment specifications and operational standards for retail food establishments/temporary retail food establishments.

  (b) The plans and specifications shall be approved by the regulatory authority prior to construction and the operation of the retail food establishment.

  (c) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a noncritical item. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-110; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 836; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)