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Matt_A
Guest
Here's a Health Department oddity for you. The HD regulations say that if you charge money (even indirectly) for people TO EAT FOOD, the full force of the HD regulations go into effect. The "cooking area", including your pit or pits MUST have a cover and be screened on all sides, your pass-through for serving must be screened. You must have the triple sink and a hand-washing sink,etc. :tsk:
BUT
If you DO NOT CHARGE for eating the food, NO REGULATIONS APPLY!!!! :wacko:
Non-mandatory donations to a charitable cause are not considered charging for food.
So this leaves me with the People's Choice for Smokin' Up A Storm as a donation only event. If I chose to do it this way, the serving and judging will be done inside a meeting hall and will be blind judging.
BUT
If you DO NOT CHARGE for eating the food, NO REGULATIONS APPLY!!!! :wacko:
Non-mandatory donations to a charitable cause are not considered charging for food.
So this leaves me with the People's Choice for Smokin' Up A Storm as a donation only event. If I chose to do it this way, the serving and judging will be done inside a meeting hall and will be blind judging.
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