R70-560-5. Inspections, Registration, and Investigations

(1) The department shall inspect a cottage food production operation: (a) before issuing a registration for the cottage food production operation; (b) if the department has reason to believe the cottage food production operation is in violation of this rule or is operating in an unsanitary manner; and (c) at a frequency determined by the department. (2) A cottage food production operation shall register with the department as a food establishment pursuant to Rule R70-540 and pay the required fee. (3) Notwithstanding Rule R70-540, the department shall issue a registration to an applicant for a cottage food production operation if the applicant: (a) applies for registration; (b) passes the inspection required by Subsection R70-560-5(1); (c) pays the fee required by the department; and (d) meets the requirements of this section. (4) The registration issued under Rule R70-540 shall be displayed at the cottage food production operation. A copy of the registration shall be displayed at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and other places at which the operator sells food from a fixed structure that is permanent or temporary and that is owned, rented, or leased by the operator of the cottage food production operation.