(a) The food service manager must:
(1) Accompany the inspector during an inspection;
(2) Maintain the facility and procedures in compliance with this chapter; and
(3) Comply with any inspection notices or orders issued under this chapter.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by executive regulation, the Maryland Department of Health or its successor certifies food service managers for purposes of this Chapter. A facility under the immediate control of a manager holding a state certificate complies with Section 15-8(b). The County Executive may modify or supersede the State certification program by executive regulation. The Executive must establish criteria in executive regulation for renewal of a certificate.
(c) A licensee must operate a facility in compliance with this chapter. That responsibility is not reduced or transferred by the manager certification requirements of this section or section 15-8(b).
(d) The licensee must also establish a program to train food service personnel in sanitary food handling procedures. This program may be carried out by the certified food service manager, but remains the responsibility of the licensee. (1989 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 3; 2018 L.M.C., ch. 19, §1.)