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Jeremy
I am kicking around the idea of opening up a sub shop. Have no idea what sort of guidelines, rules, laws, or regulations I would have to follow or even where to look to find out.
Answer
A lot of the laws and regulations will be dictated by the town/city you plan to open your shop in so once you find a location call down to the local city hall and ask for the "code enforcement/permitting" department and ask them what permits you'll need.
Depending on what you sell will also dictate what type of permits you need as well. Some states require you to have a food vendor, storage, dairy/ice-cream vendor permits as well as other related to the types of cooking you do (e.g. do you have an oven, fryolator, etc.).
For public safety reasons, restaurants require a lot of permitting and inspections (both planned and unannounced) so be prepared and keep your areas clean, and your stock well rotated to make sure there is nothing that has expired.
I can guarantee you that you will get an opening inspection that will be done before you open the doors to your shop. The health inspector will be checking things like food storage areas, temperatures in your refrigerator/freezer, dumpster and trash location as well as an overall cleanliness check.
Whichever permits you require you should plan on yearly renewals and make sure you display them properly (they will fine you like crazy if you don't).
Good luck!
A lot of the laws and regulations will be dictated by the town/city you plan to open your shop in so once you find a location call down to the local city hall and ask for the "code enforcement/permitting" department and ask them what permits you'll need.
Depending on what you sell will also dictate what type of permits you need as well. Some states require you to have a food vendor, storage, dairy/ice-cream vendor permits as well as other related to the types of cooking you do (e.g. do you have an oven, fryolator, etc.).
For public safety reasons, restaurants require a lot of permitting and inspections (both planned and unannounced) so be prepared and keep your areas clean, and your stock well rotated to make sure there is nothing that has expired.
I can guarantee you that you will get an opening inspection that will be done before you open the doors to your shop. The health inspector will be checking things like food storage areas, temperatures in your refrigerator/freezer, dumpster and trash location as well as an overall cleanliness check.
Whichever permits you require you should plan on yearly renewals and make sure you display them properly (they will fine you like crazy if you don't).
Good luck!
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