HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3116 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2893
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to food establishments.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera | 10th Hampden |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3116 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2893
By Ms. Coakley-Rivera of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2893) of Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera and Benjamin Swan for legislation to require food establishments to post their most current sanitation inspection rating in a conspicuous location . Public Health. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to food establishments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 30 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, at the end, the following paragraph:-
“All food establishments shall post their most current rating in a conspicuous location clearly visible to the public near the current permit and it must remain posted until the next scheduled inspection. If the owner or food operator appeals the rating and requests a re-inspection, the rating does not have to be posted until the requested re-inspection is completed. Food establishment ratings shall be published in a form available to the majority of citizens, including, but not limited to, newspapers and on-line.”
