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State Retail and Food Service Codes and Regulations by State

FDA Food Code

State Retail Site(s) Food Code
Alabama Department of Public Health Division of Food, Milk & Lodging Rules for Food Establishment Sanitation (available in PDF)
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Food Safety & Sanitation Program Alaska Food Code
Arizona Department of Health Services Food Safety & Environmental Services Arizona State Food Code (available in PDF)
Arkansas Department of Health Food Protection Program Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments (>available in PDF)
California California Department of Public Health Food Safety Program California Retail Food Code (available in PDF)
Colorado Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Retail Food Program Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules and Regulations (available in PDF)
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Food and Standards Division Sanitary Standards for Food Establishments (available in WORD.DOC)
Connecticut Department of Public Health, Food Protection Program Sanitation of Places Dispensing Foods or Beverages (available in WORD.DOC)
Delaware Department of Health & Social Services Office of Food Protection State of Delaware Food Code
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Safety Florida Administrative Code 5K-4
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations, Division of Hotels and Restaurants Florida Administrative Code 61C-4
Florida Department of Health Food Hygiene Program Florida Administrative Code 64E-11
Georgia Department of Agriculture Food Safety Retail Program Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture (available in PDF)
Georgia Department of Public Health Food Service Program Food Service Establishments (available in PDF)
Hawaii Department of Health Sanitation Branch Food Establishment Sanitation (available in PDF)
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare Food Protection Program Idaho Food Code (available in PDF)
Illinois Department of Public Health Foods, Drugs & Dairies Food Service Sanitation Code
Retail Food Store Sanitation Code
Indiana Department of Health Food Protection Program Retail Food Establishment Sanitation Requirements (available in PDF)
Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals Food & Consumer Safety Bureau Iowa Food Code (available in PDF)
Kansas Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Lodging Kansas Food Code (available in PDF)
Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services Food Safety Branch Kentucky Food Code (available in PDF)
Louisiana Louisiana Department of Health Retail Food Program Sanitary Code, Part XXIII, Retail Food Establishments (available in PDF)
Maine Maine Department of Health and Human Services Health Inspection Program Maine Food Code (available in PDF)
Maine Department of Agriculture Consumer Food Inspection Unit  
Maryland Maryland Food Service Facilities Food Service Facilities
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Food Protection Program Minimum Sanitation Standards for Food Establishments (available in PDF)
Michigan Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Recalls Food Law of 2000 (available in PDF)
Minnesota Department of Health Food Safety Minnesota Food Code
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Dairy & Food Inspection Division  
Mississippi Department of Health Food Safety Division Food Code
Mississippi Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Food Code
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services Food Safety Sanitation of Food Establishments (available in PDF)
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services Food & Consumer Safety Section Retail Food Establishments
Nebraska Department of Agriculture Food Division Nebraska Food Code (available in PDF)
Nevada Department of Health & Human Services Environmental Health Services Food Establishments
New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services Food Protection Sanitary Production and Distribution of Food
New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services Food & Drug Safety Program Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines (available in PDF)
New Mexico Environment Department Food Program Food Service and Food Processing
New York Department of Agriculture & Markets Division of Food Safety & Inspection Food Service Establishments
New York Department of Health, Food Handling, Preparation, and Storage Regulations and Permit Requirements
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Food Protection and Facilities, Division of Public Health Rules Governing the Sanitation of Food Service Establishments (available in PDF)
North Dakota Department of Health Division of Food & Lodging Food Code (available in PDF)
Ohio Department of Health Food Safety Program Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code
Ohio Ohio Department of Agriculture Food Safety Division State of Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code and definitions
Oklahoma Department of Health Consumer Protection Division Food Service Establishments (available in PDF)
Oregon Department of Human Services Foodborne Illness Prevention Program Food Sanitation Rules (available in PDF)
Oregon Department of Agriculture Food Safety Division Food Code (available in PDF)
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Bureau of Food Safety & Laboratory Services Food Code
Rhode Island Department of Health Office of Food Protection Food Code
South Carolina South Carolina Department of Agriculture Retail Food Establishments (available in PDF)
South Dakota Department of Health Office of Health Protection Food Service Code
Tennessee Department of Health Division of General Environmental Health Food Service Establishments (available in PDF)
Tennessee Department of Agriculture Regulatory Services Division Retail Food Store Sanitation (available in PDF)
Texas Department of State Health Services Food Establishments Group Retail Food
Utah Department of Agriculture Division of Regulatory Services Food Protection
Utah Utah Department of Health Food Service Sanitation
Vermont Department of Health Food & Lodging Program Health Regulations for Food Service Establishments (available in PDF)
Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Food Safety & Security Office

Retail Food Establishment Regulations

Virginia Department of Health Division of Food & General Environmental Health Services Food Regulations
Washington Department of Health Food Safety Program Washington State Retail Food Code (available in PDF)
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources Public Health Sanitation Division Food Establishments (available in PDF)
West Virginia Department of Agriculture  
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection Division of Food Safety Wisconsin Food Code
Wyoming Department of Agriculture Consumer Health Services Section Wyoming Food Safety Rule 2009 (available in PDF)

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