Chapter ATCP 75

Register December 2010 No. 660

Chapter ATCP 75

RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

Subchapter I — Definitions and General Provisions

ATCP 75.01   Authority and purpose.

ATCP 75.02   Applicability.

ATCP 75.03   Adoption of Wisconsin food code.

ATCP 75.04   Definitions.

Subchapter II — Licensing and Fees

ATCP 75.06   Retail food establishments; licensing.

ATCP 75.063   Retail food establishments; license exemptions.

ATCP 75.065   Retail food establishments; license exemption for food processing.

ATCP 75.067   License holder responsibilities.

ATCP 75.07   Mobile retail food establishment base; licensing.

ATCP 75.075   Plan review.

ATCP 75.08   Retail food establishment fees.

Subchapter III — Enforcement and Appeals

ATCP 75.10   Enforcement.

ATCP 75.12   Suspension or revocation of license.

ATCP 75.14   Appeals of actions by the department; right of hearing.

ATCP 75.16   Appeals of actions by agent health departments.

Subchapter IV — Standards for Retail Food Establishments

ATCP 75.18   Qualifications of an authorized representative conducting inspections.

ATCP 75.20   Inspections.

Subchapter V — Vending Machines

ATCP 75.30   Applicability.

ATCP 75.32   Approval of vending machines and related equipment.

ATCP 75.34   Vending machine records.

ATCP 75.36   Maintenance and service connections.

ATCP 75.38   Sanitization.

ATCP 75.40   Waste disposal.

ATCP 75.42   Delivery of foods.

Subchapter VI — Micro Markets

ATCP 75.44   Applicability of rules.

ATCP 75.46   Location.

ATCP 75.48   License holder responsibilities.

ATCP 75.50   Nature and source of food and beverages offered for sale.

ATCP 75.52   Equipment.

ATCP 75.54   Security.

ATCP 75.56   Routine maintenance at a micro market.

Ch. ATCP 75 Note Note: Chapter Ag 32 was renumbered ch. ATCP 75 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, April, 1993, No. 448. Chapter ATCP 75 as it existed on January 31, 2001 was repealed and a new chapter ATCP 75 was created effective February 1, 2001. Subchapter III or Chapter ATCP 75 was renumbered subchapter II of chapter ATCP 74 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726.

Ch. ATCP 75 Note Note: Chapter H 96 was renumbered chapter HSS 196 effective August 1, 1982. Chapter HSS 196 as it existed on June 30, 1985 was repealed and a new chapter HSS 196 was created effective July 1, 1985. Chapter HSS 196 was renumbered chapter HFS 196 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, January, 1997, No. 492. Chapter HFS 196 as it existed on January 31, 2001 was repealed and a new chapter HFS 196 was created effective February 1, 2001. Chapter HFS 196 was renumbered chapter DHS 196 effective February 1, 2009. Chapter DHS 196 was renumbered subchapter III of chapter ATCP 75 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726.

Ch. ATCP 75 Note Note: Chapter HSS 198 as it existed on June 30, 1985 was repealed and a new chapter HSS 198 was created effective July 1, 1985. Chapter HSS 198 was renumbered chapter HFS 198 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, January, 1997, No. 493. Chapter HFS 198 was renumbered chapter DHS 198 effective February 1, 2009, and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637. Chapter DHS 198 was renumbered subchapter IV of chapter ATCP 75 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register January 2016 No. 726. Chapter ATCP 75 as it existed on October 24, 2020, was repealed and a new chapter ATCP 75 was created effective October 25, 2020.

subch. I of ch. ATCP 75 Subchapter I — Definitions and General Provisions

ATCP 75.01 ATCP 75.01 Authority and purpose.

ATCP 75.01(1) (1) The department licenses and regulates retail food establishments as defined in this chapter under s. 97.30, Stats. Under s. 97.41 (1m), Stats., the department may also authorize local health departments as local agents of the department to license and regulate retail food establishments.

ATCP 75.01(2) (2) The department has adopted this chapter under authority provided in ss. 93.07 (1), 97.12, 97.30 (5), 97.33, 97.613, 97.62, 97.625, 97.65 and 227.14 (1s), Stats., which authorizes the department to prescribe rules for retail food establishments and to enforce those rules for the purpose of protecting public health and safety. This chapter, including ch. ATCP 75 Appendix, establishes definitions; sets standards for management and personnel and for safe food operations, equipment, and facilities; provides for retail food establishment plan review, license issuance, inspection, and enforcement actions; and requires food protection practices certification for retail food establishment operators.

ATCP 75.01(3) (3) During an inspection to evaluate compliance with this chapter and ch. ATCP 75 Appendix, the department or its agent shall assess existing facilities or equipment that were in use before October 25, 2020, based on all of the following considerations:

ATCP 75.01(3)(a) (a) Compliance with food-contact surface requirements in ch. ATCP 75 Appendix part 4-101.

ATCP 75.01(3)(b) (b) Compliance with requirements for cooling, heating, and holding temperature capability in equipment, under ch. ATCP 75 Appendix part 4-301.11.

ATCP 75.01 History History: CR 17-074: cr. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 10-25-20; correction in (3) (intro.), (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2020 No. 775.

ATCP 75.02 ATCP 75.02 Applicability.

ATCP 75.02(1) (1) The provisions of this chapter, including ch. ATCP 75 Appendix, apply to any retail food establishment as defined in this chapter.

ATCP 75.02(2) (2) A business or an organization operating as a retail food establishment that is exempt from licensing as a retail food establishment shall still meet the requirements as specified under sub. (1).

ATCP 75.02 History History: CR 17-074: cr. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 10-25-20.

ATCP 75.03 ATCP 75.03 Adoption of Wisconsin food code. As permitted by s. 227.14 (1s), Stats., an amended version of the 2013 U.S. food and drug administration (FDA) model food code, adopted as ch. ATCP 75 Appendix, is adopted and retitled the Wisconsin food code and is in the format of the FDA-recommended food code to ensure uniformity.

ATCP 75.03 History History: CR 17-074: cr. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 10-25-20.