R392-102-1. Authority and Purpose

  (1) This rule is authorized under Sections 26-1-5, 26-1-30(9) and (23), 26-7-1, and 26-15-2.

  (2) This rule requires a food truck operator to adhere to uniform statewide standards for constructing, operating, and maintaining a food truck in a manner that safeguards public health - including risk factors contributing to injury, sickness, death, and disability - and ensures that food is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented when offered to the consumer.

  (3) This rule establishes uniform standards for the regulation of food trucks, including the permitting process, plan reviews, inspections, construction, sanitary operations, and equipment requirements, which provide for the prevention and control of health hazards associated with food trucks that are likely to affect public health.