colorado retail food establishment rules and ... - Boulder County

*B.
b. Dead insects and insect fragments are prevented from falling on or being
impelled onto exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and
unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
Devices used to trap insects by adherence may not be installed above exposed food, clean
equipment, utensils, linens, or unwrapped single-service and single-use articles unless the
device is designed to completely contain the trapped insects.
*8-104 Pesticide Application
A. Only pesticides registered for application in a food establishment are permitted and shall
be applied according to label directions.
B. A pesticide shall be applied so that direct or indirect contact with food, equipment,
utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles is prevented by protecting those
items as follows:
1. Removing the items;
2. Covering the items with impermeable covers; or
3. Taking other appropriate preventive actions; and
4. Cleaning and sanitizing equipment and utensils after the application of a
pesticide.
C. Bait shall be contained in a covered tamper-proof bait station.
D. Only nontoxic tracking powder such as talcum or flour may be used provided it does not
contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service or single-use articles.
*8-105 Removing Birds, Insects, Rodents, and Other Pests
Birds, insects, rodents, and other pests shall be removed from control devices and the premises at
a frequency that prevents their accumulation, decomposition, or the attraction of pests.
*8-106 Prohibiting of Animals
*A. Except as specified in (B) and (C) of this section, live animals may not be allowed on the
premises of a food establishment.
B. Provided that the contamination of food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and
unwrapped single-service and single-use articles is controlled, live animals are allowed in
the following situations:
1. Edible fish or decorative fish in aquariums, shellfish or crustacea on ice or under
refrigeration, and shellfish and crustacea in display tank systems;
2. Patrol dogs accompanying police or security officers in offices and dining, sales,
and storage areas, and sentry dogs running loose in outside fenced areas;
3. In areas that are not used for food preparation and that are usually open for
customers, such as dining and sales areas, service animals that are controlled by
the disabled employee or person. This does not apply to incidental food contact
surfaces including dining tables, grocery carts and baskets;
4. Pets in the common dining areas of institutional care facilities such as nursing
homes, assisted living facilities, group homes, or residential care facilities at
times other than during meals if:
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