Connecticut General Statutes Title 19A. Public Health and Well-Being § 19a-36j. Food inspectors. Certification. Employment restrictions. Inspections

(a) No person shall engage in the practice of a food inspector unless such person has obtained a certification from the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section. The commissioner shall develop a training and verification program for food inspector certification that shall be administered by the food inspection training officer at a local health department.

(b) No person shall be employed as a certified food inspector if such person, such person's immediate family, as defined in section 1-79, or a business with which such person is associated, as described in subdivision (2) of section 1-79, (1) has any financial or ownership interest in a food establishment located in the jurisdiction in which such person is employed as a food inspector, (2) engages in any business, employment or management of a food establishment located in such jurisdiction, or (3) owns the property on which a food establishment is located in such jurisdiction.

(c) Each director of health employing a food inspector shall certify, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, that such food inspector is not prohibited from employment as a food inspector pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

(d) A certified food inspector shall conduct an inspection of a food establishment in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner to determine compliance with the food code. The director of health shall ensure all food establishments are inspected at a frequency determined by their risk classification. Such director of health shall evaluate the food establishment's risk classification on an annual basis to determine accuracy. More frequent inspections may be conducted to ensure compliance with the food code. Each food establishment classification shall be inspected pursuant to the following schedule: