Restaurant Resources

Rules and Regulations

Where do the food regulations come from?

The Department of Public Health and Human Services is authorized in state law (often referred to as M.C.A.'s) to adopt administrative rules or A.R.M.'s to regulate food safety throughout the state.  The current A.R.M.'s are written to adopt most of the federal model food code.  Below you will find links to the MCA's, the A.R.M.s, and the 2013 Food Code.  The A.R.M.'s were adopted January 1, 2015.

• Montana Code Annotated (MCA)
• Administrative Rules of Montana
• 2013 FDA Model Food Code

Service Animals

• Animals in Food Service Establishments - Guidance for animals in Montana restaurants and bars

Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook

• Includes a model Application for bare hand contact procedures and
• Model food employee exclusion forms

Bare Hand Contact

Forms

• Online Form - Plan/Procedure for Bare Hand Contact
• Print and Fill PDF Form - Plan/Procedure for Bare Hand Contact

Examples

• Handwashing Policy
• Written Employee Health Policy
• Hand Washing Posters

Certified Food Protection Manager Courses

More information regarding retail food licensing

• The Retail Food Licensing Website