3717-1-02.4(A) Management and personnel: supervision

Person in charge - assignment of responsibility.

(1)

The license holder is the person responsible for the food service operation or retail food establishment. The license holder may be the person in charge or designate a person or persons in charge and to ensure that a person in charge with applicable knowledge is present at the food service operation or retail food establishment during all hours of operation.

(2)

Paragraph (A)(1) of this rule does not apply to:

(a)

Micro markets as defined in paragraph (B)(72) of rule 3717-1-01 of the Adminstrative Code; and

(b)

Vending machine locations as defined in division (L) of section 3717.01 of the Revised Code.

(3)

Each risk level III and risk level IV food service operation and retail food establishment is obligated to have at least one employee that has supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service that has obtained manager certification in food protection according to rule 3701-21-25 of the Administrative Code.

(4)

Temporary, mobile, vending locations, and risk level I and risk level II food service operations and retail food establishments are exempt from paragraph (A)(3) of this rule.