{"id":"DUT-SC-016","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"South Carolina","state":"SC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), by regulation","authority":"S.C. Code Regs. 61-25 §§ 2-201.11, 2-201.12, 8-404.11, 8-404.12","instrument":"S.C. Code Regs. 61-25, Retail Food Establishments (within the Legislative Council\u0027s compilation \u0027Chapter 61-18 through 61-58.17\u0027)","title":"Retail Food Establishments: management and personnel (employee health, exclusions and restrictions, § 2-201); compliance and enforcement (permits; imminent health hazard, § 8-404.11; resumption of operations, § 8-404.12)","dateIssued":"1995-06-23","effective":"in force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3","end":"standing","startDate":"1995-06-23","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","COND","CLOSE","EMP"],"addressees":["specified businesses: every retail food establishment (restaurants, food-service establishments, grocery and convenience food service) and its permit holder and person in charge"],"clause":"(A) The Department, without prior notice or hearing, may suspend the permit to operate a retail food establishment when it is determined that the operation of the retail food establishment constitutes an imminent health hazard to public health... (B) Following permit suspension due to an imminent health hazard, all food service operations shall immediately cease.","enforcement":"permit suspension and cessation of operations (§ 8-404.11); misdemeanor and civil penalties under § 44-1-150 (Ex. DUT-SC-001)","functions":[],"notes":"Every retail food establishment operates under a DHEC permit conditioned on the regulation; DHEC may suspend the permit summarily for an imminent health hazard, whereupon all food service operations shall immediately cease; the person in charge must exclude or restrict food employees who report symptoms or diagnoses of listed illnesses (§§ 2-201.11, 2-201.12); a voluntarily closed establishment \u0027shall remain closed until authorized by the Department to resume operations\u0027 (§ 8-404.11(D)).","sourceUrl":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/Chapter%2061-18%20through%2061-58.17.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":9538491,"grade":"primary","character":"sanitary_code_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-SC","url":"/library/DUT-SC-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-SC-016","citation":"South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), by regulation, S.C. Code Regs. 61-25, Retail Food Establishments (within the Legislative Council\u0027s compilation \u0027Chapter 61-18 through 61-58.17\u0027) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-016)","stateName":"South Carolina","related":["SC-027","SC-030","DUT-SC-001"]}