Definitions

As used in this Part:

(a)Department means the Department of Public Health and Social Services;

(b)Director means the Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services;

(c)Person includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, estate, other group or combination acting as a unit, agency or agent of the foregoing other than agencies of the Federal government or any successor thereto;

(d)Public nuisance means anything that is determined by the Director to be dangerous to life, injurious to health or renders soil, air, water or food impure or unwholesome;

(e)Drink means a liquid suitable for swallowing by a human or domestic animals;

(f)Foodhandler means any person who is involved in the storage, manufacture, preparation, handling, sale, dispensing or serving of food or drink to the public; or who works in any establishment or business which stores, manufactures, prepares, handles, sells, dispenses or serves food or drink intended for human consumption; and COL 6/21/2023 CH. 20 GENERAL PROVISIONS

(g)Food means a material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate and fat used to sustain growth and repair vital processes of a human or animal and used for consumption by man or domestic animals.