§ 20-57-201 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

20-57-201. Definitions.

As used in 20-57-202 -- 20-57-205, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (A) "Food service establishment" means any place where food is prepared, processed, stored, or intended for use or consumption by the public regardless of whether there is a charge for the food. The term includes wholesale and retail food stores, convenience stores, food markets, delicatessens, restaurants, food processing or manufacturing plants, bottling and canning plants, wholesale and retail block and prepackaged ice manufacturing plants, food caterers, and food warehouses. The term does not include supply vehicles or locations of vending machines.

(B) The following are also exempt:

(i) Group homes routinely serving ten (10) or fewer persons;

(ii) Daycare centers routinely serving ten (10) or fewer persons;

(iii) Potluck suppers, community picnics, or other group gatherings where food is served but not sold;

(iv) An establishment that offers only prepackaged foods that are not potentially hazardous as defined by the State Board of Health; and

(v) Ice vending machines or kiosks where ice is dispensed in the open air and that are totally self-contained; and

(2) "Food service industry" means the aggregate of food service establishments.