REFERENCE TITLE: food handler requirements; delivery services

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2020

 

 

 

HB 2298

 

Introduced by

Representative Shope

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 36, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36‑607; relating to public health control.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 36, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-607, to read:

START_STATUTE36-607.  Third-party delivery companies; drivers; food handler requirements; definitions

A.  A third‑party delivery company may not allow a person to act as a third‑party delivery company driver unless the driver possesses one of the following documents showing the completion of a food handler training course:

1.  A valid food employee or handler certificate or identification card that is issued by a county in this state.

2.  A valid food handler certificate of successful completion of a food handler training course that meets the requirements of section 11‑269.12 and that has been issued for not more than three years.

B.  For the purposes of this section:

1.  "Digital network or software application" means any online‑enabled application, software, website or system that is offered or used by a third‑party delivery company and that enables a potential customer to arrange a delivery by a third‑party delivery company driver.

2.  "Third‑party delivery company":

(a)  Means an entity that operates in this state, that uses a digital network or software application to connect a customer to food and beverage delivery services provided by third‑party delivery company drivers and that may own, operate or control a personal motor vehicle of a third‑party delivery company driver.

(b)  Does not include:

(i)  This state or a county, city, town or political subdivision of this state and any related entity, a nonprofit agency or any other public body that coordinates, operates, promotes or sponsors food and beverage delivery services.

(ii)  Any entity that delivers food or beverage from a permitted food establishment owned by the entity and that directly employs all of the delivery drivers.

3.  "Third‑party delivery company driver" means an individual who receives connections to potential customers or a permitted food establishment from a third‑party delivery company in exchange for payment of a fee to the third‑party delivery company and who operates a motor vehicle that is used to provide third‑party delivery company services. END_STATUTE