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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to temporary commercial kitchens; 2
amending s. 509.101, F.S.; defining the term 3
"temporary commercial kitchen"; authorizing the 4
Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department 5
of Business and Professional Regulation to adopt by 6
rule operational requirements for a temporary 7
commercial kitchen; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 509.101, 12
Florida Statutes, to read: 13
509.101 Establishment rules; posting of notice; food 14
service inspection report; maintenance of guest register; mobile 15
food dispensing vehicle registry. — 16
(4)(a) For purposes of this subsection, "temporary 17
commercial kitchen" means a food preparation and cooking 18
facility set up for the preparation of takeout or delivery -only 19
meals housed in portable structures that are movable from place 20
to place by a tow or are self -propelled or otherwise axel 21
mounted. The term does not include a tent or shed. 22
(b) The division shall establish rules for the operation 23
of temporary commercial kitchens. Such rules must require 24
temporary commercial kitchens to: 25
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1. Be climate-controlled. 26
2. Maintain a humidity factor of less than 60 percent in 27
the space of the unit. 28
3. Have a total gross weight not exceeding 5,000 pounds. 29
4. Maintain ADA compliant entrances and access windows. 30
5. Maintain a sink in compliance with Department of 31
Business and Professional Regulation standards. 32
6. Maintain either internal or external fresh water supply 33
and gray water disposal. 34
7. Maintain electrical, plumbing, and mechanical 35
specifications that meet or exceed national agency standards or 36
best industry standa rds. 37
8. Maintain a wind rating greater than 70 mph. 38
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 39