NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 14, 2009, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants has issued an order.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 23, 2009, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for an EMERGENCY Variance for Paragraph 4-301.12(A), and Section 5-203.13, 2001 FDA Food Codes; subsections 61C-1.004(1) and 61C-4.010(5), F.A.C., from Adventure Landing Melt Away Bay located in Jacksonville. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the requirement for the establishment to provide a three-compartment sink and mop sink at the establishment. They are requesting to share a three-compartment sink and mop sink with another establishment located within the same theme park/entertainment complex under the same ownership.
Notice of this petition was filed and published in Vol. 35, No. 14 on April 10, 2009 of the Florida Administrative Weekly. The variance was approved on April 14, 2009, contingent upon the Petitioner ensuring the three-compartment sink and mop sink located within Adventure Landing Main Amusement are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and are provided with hot and cold running water under pressure and available during all hours of operation. If the hours of operation or ownership of Adventure Landing Main Amusement change, an updated signed agreement for use of the three-compartment sink and mop sink is required immediately. Any violation of the variance is the equivalent of a violation of the Rule and may result in a rescission of the variance and subject the Petitioner to disciplinary sanctions as enumerated in Section 509.261, Florida Statutes.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Rhonda.Steele@dbpr.state.fl.us, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1011.