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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 3 Pa.C.S.A. Agriculture § 5734. Registration of food establishments

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) General rule.--Subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the secretary, it shall be the duty of every person operating a food establishment within this Commonwealth to register with the secretary as a food establishment. This registration requirement shall not be construed to exempt food establishments from licensing requirements of any county, city, borough, incorporated town or township in accordance with the act of April 21, 1949 (P.L. 665, No. 155),  1 known as the First Class City Home Rule Act, or the act of August 24, 1951 (P.L. 1304, No. 315),  2 known as the Local Health Administration Law.

(b) Application.--The application for registration shall be made on a form to be supplied by the secretary upon request of the applicant.

(c) Fee.--The registration fee shall be $35 per food establishment per year.

(d) Exceptions.--All of the following shall be exempt from the provisions of this section:

(1) Vehicles used primarily for the transportation of any consumer commodity in bulk or quantity to manufacturers, packers, processors or wholesale or retail distributors.

(2) A food establishment that is in compliance with the act of July 20, 1974 (P.L. 537, No. 184),  3 referred to as the Honey Sale and Labeling Act, and in which 100% of the regulated products offered for human consumption are produced or processed on the farm on which the food establishment is located.

(e) Single food establishment.--For purposes of this section, food establishments which are located at the same address and operated by the same person shall be deemed to be a single food establishment.

1 53 P.S. § 13101 et seq.
2 16 P.S. § 12001 et seq.
3 31 P.S. § 381 et seq.
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