A Microenterprise Home Kitchen is a non-commercial kitchen facility located in a private home and operated by a resident of the home where ready-to-eat food is handled, stored, prepared, or offered for sale.
Prior to obtaining a permit a Microenterprise Home Kitchen operator must submit plans to the division describing what foods will be handled and produced, how foods will be prepared, what frequency utensils and equipment will be cleaned, how refuse will be disposed of, and how time temperature control for safety foods will be temperature controlled. Mechanical equipment for temperature control with a non-fixed thermometer must be used to hold time temperature control for safety foods. Plans must be approved prior to the permit being issued and prior to any food service at a Microenterprise Home Kitchen. Written consent for the Division to enter the private residence during operating hours for inspections will need to be given to the Division. An initial inspection must be conducted no more than one week before the Microenterprise Home Kitchen is scheduled to begin operating.
An annual permit fee of $300 will need to be paid. An additional $100 fee will be charged to the Microenterprise Home Kitchen if the Division conducts an inspection where it finds the Microenterprise Home Kitchen produced adulterated foods or was the source of a foodborne illness outbreak.