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• Fee Schedule
• Current Indiana Food Code (Title 410 IAC 7-24)
• Food Safety Certification Classes
• Food Handler Certification Rule + FAQ
• Food Handler Certification Exemptions
• Indiana State Dept. of Health (ISDH) - Food Protection home page
• How to start a food business - Info from the ISDH
• New food business - submission of plans to the Health Department is REQUIRED! Also required for remodeled food businesses and/or new owners
• So you want to open a food service establishment? - brochure
• So you want to open a coffee shop? - brochure
• Can I use my home kitchen for a food business? - brochure
• Requirements for caterers - brochure
• Variance requests and notices
• Law Prohibiting Smoking Went into Effect July 1, 2012
• Non-smoking signs from the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (scroll down to the heading "Tobacco Retailer and Smoke Free Air Signs"; see signage links below that)
• Order non-smoking window clings and posters from Breathe Easy Indiana

Harrison County Local Food Ordinances

• Civil Penalties (fines)
• Placards (posted grades)
• Visors

Temporary and Mobile Food Establishments

• Temporary food vendor application and 5-page information packet - IMPORTANT!
• NEW and IMPORTANT! - Requirements for Temporary Food Booths (brochure) All Temporary Food Booths Must Follow These Requirements!
• Food safety at temporary events (fairs, festivals, etc.) - brochure
• Food Safety for Volunteers and Non-Profit Groups - brochure
• Temporary vs. Mobile vs. Retail Food Establishments...What's the Difference? brochure NEW!
• Basic Requirements to Operate a Mobile Food Establishment (food truck, pushcart) - brochure
• Hot dog cart / mobile grill requirements - brochure
• Considering a hot dog cart/pushcart/mobile unit? Questions to consider first!
• Equipment Requirements for Mobile Units (sinks, plumbing, ventilation, overhead cover, etc.) NEW and IMPORTANT!
• Commissary Requirements - brochure NEW and IMPORTANT!
• Commissary Agreement
• IMPORTANT! Handwashing/dishwashing information sheet if no running water at temporary event
• IMPORTANT! Regarding floor, walls, roof in temporary food booths

Farmer's Market Vendors

• Home Based Vendor Rule
• pH of fruits that are acceptable for jam/jelly made by home based vendors (HBVs)
• Indiana State Egg Board - information and applications for egg sellers
• On-Farm Poultry or Rabbit Processing (with information about eggs) - Brochure NEW!
• Slaughter of Livestock and Poultry for Food
• Food Safety at Farmer's Markets - brochure
• For Home Based Vendors (HBVs) - brochure
• May I Produce, Can and Sell my Super-Delicious (fill in the blank) at a Farmer's Market? - brochure NEW!
• Can I sell it at a farmer's market? NEW!
• Guidance for honey producers
• Guidance for maple syrup producers
• Guidance for selling pet food and treats in Indiana
• Licensing application for selling pet food/treats in Indiana
• Labeling Homemade Soaps and Lotions for sale - brochure NEW!

Other Helpful Information

• Safe cooking temperatures
• When it comes to convenience food, remember to cook it safe!
• Food safety & power outages
• Can you re-freeze food that has thawed? - brochure NEW!
• Summer Food Safety - brochure NEW!
• You think it might be food poisoning?
• Recalls / advisories from the ISDH (IN State Dept of Health)
• Recalls from the FDA (Food & Drug Administration)
• Recalls from the USDA (US Department of Agriculture)
• Handwashing poster #1 (yellow)
• Handwashing poster #2 (blue)
• It's not illegal for a store to sell food that's past its expiration date?!
• NEW! Information about service animals, restaurants, and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

Questions?

Call 812-738-3237, Option 3