HB 4204

HOUSE BILL NO. 4204
A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled
"Food law,"
by amending section 6101 (MCL 289.6101), as amended by
2012 PA 178.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 6101. (1) Chapters 1 through 8 of the
food code are incorporated by reference except as amended and modified as
follows:
(a) Where
provisions of this act and rules specify different requirements.
(b) Section
3-401.14 is modified to read as follows:
"3-401.14
Non-Continuous Cooking of Raw Animal Foods.
Raw animal foods
that are cooked using a non-continuous cooking process shall be:
(A) Subject to an
initial heating process that is no longer than 60 minutes in duration;P
(B) Immediately
after initial heating, cooled according to the time and temperature parameters
specified for cooked potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for
safety food) under paragraph 3-501.14(A);P
(C) After cooling,
held frozen or cold, as specified for potentially hazardous food
(time/temperature control for safety food) under paragraph 3-501.16(A)(2);P
(D) Prior to Before sale
or service, cooked using a process that heats all parts of the food to a
time/temperature specified in paragraph 3-401.11(A);P
(E) Cooled
according to the time and temperature parameters specified for cooked
potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) under
paragraph 3-501.14(A) if not either hot held as specified under paragraph
3-501.16(A), served immediately, or held using time as a public health control
as specified under section 3-501.19 after complete cooking;P and
(F) Stored as
follows:
(1) After initial
heating but prior to before cooking as specified under paragraph (D) of
this section, separate from ready-to-eat foods as specified under paragraph
3-302.11;Pf and
(2) After initial
heating, but prior to before complete cooking, marked or otherwise
identified as foods that must be cooked as specified under paragraph (D) of
this section prior to before being offered for sale or service.Pf
The food may be identified in any effective manner provided that the marking
system is disclosed to the regulatory authority upon request.".
(c) Section
2-103.11(L) is modified to read as follows:
"Employees are
properly trained in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties;Pf
and".
(d) Section 6-501.115(B) is modified by the addition of subparagraph (6)
that reads as follows:
"(6) A dog that is controlled by a customer in a qualified premises
if all of the following apply:
(a) The qualified premises does not serve food.
(b) A health or safety hazard will not result from the presence or
activities of the dog.
(c) All of the following requirements are met:
(i) The qualified premises is maintained
free of visible dog hair, dog dander, and other dog-related waste and debris.
The qualified premises is cleaned and disinfected appropriately as needed.
(ii) Surfaces contaminated by the waste
created from a dog's bodily functions are immediately cleaned and disinfected.
(iii) Equipment used to clean and that comes
in contact with waste from a dog's bodily functions is stored separate from all
other cleaning equipment and is not used for other cleaning purposes.
(iv) All dog waste is disposed of at least
daily outside of the qualified premises in a covered waste receptacle.
(v) An employee who touches the dog or
cleans waste from the dog's bodily functions does not serve beverages or handle
tableware until the employee has washed the employee's hands.
(vi) The dog is not allowed on a seat, chair,
or customer's lap, or allowed to contact a tabletop, countertop, or similar
surface in the
qualified premises.
(vii) The dog is not allowed to contact
reusable tableware unless the tableware is dedicated for use by dogs and
readily distinguishable as such or is provided by the customer handling the
dog.
(viii) The dog is not allowed in an area where
drinks are prepared.
(ix) The dog is not unattended.
(x) The customer is 18 years of age or
older.
(xi) The customer keeps the dog on a leash.
(d) The qualified premises may do any of the following:
(i) Determine the location and the amount of
space designated for a customer accompanied by a dog.
(ii) Establish a limit on the size and type
of dog and any other limitation relating to a customer's dog.
(iii) Deny entry or eject from the qualified
premises a customer and the customer's dog.".
(2) The director,
by rule, may adopt any changes or updates to the food code.
(3) The annexes of
the food code are considered persuasive
authority for interpretation of the food code.
Enacting section 1.
This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 4205 (request
no. H00704'25) of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.