2012 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
254. Environmental health.
254.71 Certificate of food protection practices.
254.71 Certificate of food protection practices.
(1) After January 1, 1995, no person may conduct, maintain, manage or operate a restaurant unless the operator or manager of the restaurant holds a current, valid certificate of food protection practices issued by the department.
(2) Except as provided in s. 250.041, the department may issue a certificate of food protection practices to an individual who satisfactorily completes a written examination, approved by the department, that demonstrates the individual's basic knowledge of food protection practices or who has achieved comparable compliance.
(3) Each certificate is valid for 5 years from the date of issuance and, except as provided in s. 250.041, may be renewed by the holder of the certificate if he or she satisfactorily completes a recertification training course approved by the department.
(3m) The department shall accept relevant education, training, instruction, or other experience that an applicant has obtained in connection with military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g), to count toward satisfying the education, training, instruction, or other experience that is required to obtain a certificate of food protection practices if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the education, training, instruction, or other experience that the applicant obtained in connection with his or her military service is substantially equivalent to the education, training, instruction, or other experience that is required to obtain a certificate of food protection practices.
(5) The department shall conduct evaluations of the effect that the food protection practices certification program has on compliance by restaurants with requirements established under s. 254.74 (1).
(6) The department shall promulgate rules concerning all of the following:
(a) Establishing a fee for certification and recertification of food protection practices, except that a certification fee may not be imposed on an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44.
(b) Specifying standards for approval of training courses for recertification of food protection practices.
(c) Establishing procedures for issuance, except as provided in s. 250.041, of certificates of food protection practices, including application submittal and review.
History: 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1993 a. 27 s. 74; Stats. 1993 s. 254.71; 1997 a. 27, 191; 2011 a. 120, 209.
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