18 AAC 31.050 - Fees
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
section, at the time of application for a new permit under
18 AAC 31.030 or within 30 days after receiving the first
notice that a fee is due for a permit renewal, the operator of a food
establishment subject to the permit requirements of
18 AAC 31.020 shall pay to the department an annual permit
fee for each separate type of operation at the food establishment as follows:
(1) for a food service that
(A) except for a food service listed in (B) -
(F) and (J) of this paragraph, has
(i) 0 - 25
seats: $400;
(ii) 26 - 100 seats:
$490; or
(iii) more than 100 seats:
$580;
(B) is a limited
food service: $190;
(C) is a mobile
food unit, other than a self-contained mobile food unit: $215;
(D) is a self-contained mobile food unit:
$215;
(E) is a caterer:
$430;
(F) is a beverage-dispensing
portion of a bar or tavern
(i) without an
additional food service or limited food service at the bar or tavern:
$280;
(ii) with a limited food
service at the bar or tavern: $430; or
(iii) with an additional food service at the
bar or tavern: $430;
(G)
conducts a process listed in 18 AAC 31.260(a): $125 in addition to the
applicable fee required under (A) - (F) of this paragraph
(H) operates as a caterer outside the
establishment and is permitted under this chapter for a different operation:
$245 in addition to the applicable fee required under (A) of this
paragraph;
(I) also processes food
for wholesale distribution: $125 in addition to the applicable fee required
under this paragraph;
(J) is a
camp: $250;
(2) for a
food processing establishment that
(A)
conducts baking: $310;
(B) bottles
drinking water or other beverages: $310;
(C) manufactures ice: $310;
(D) processes jam, jelly, syrup, or
confections: $250;
(E) smokes,
cures, acidifies, dehydrates, or reduced oxygen packages food: $400;
(F) conducts thermal processing of low-acid
food: $400;
(G) processes other
food: $250;
(H) conducts
warehousing: $250;
(3)
for a market that
(A) is a convenience store:
$125;
(B) is a grocery: $310;
(C) is a grocery portion of a
supermarket: $310;
(D) is a retail
bakery: $310;
(E) is a retail meat
market; $310;
(F) is a retail
seafood market: $310;
(G) is a
food bank or food salvager: $250;
(H) is a mobile retail vendor:
$190;
(I) conducts a process listed
in 18 AAC 31.260(a): $125 in addition to the applicable fee required under (A)
- (H) of this paragraph;
(4) other food establishments:
$400.
(b) Except as
otherwise provided in this section, an applicant for a permit for a temporary
food service shall pay to the department the following permit fee at the time
of application for
(1) a one day event: $35;
if the application is submitted fewer than seven days before the event is to
begin, the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $35;
(2) an event lasting two to three days: $65;
if the application is submitted fewer than seven days before the event is to
begin, the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $65;
(3) an event lasting four to seven days: $90;
if the application is submitted fewer than seven days before the event is to
begin, the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $90; or
(4) an event lasting eight to 28 days: $120;
if the application is submitted fewer than 15 days before the event is to
begin, the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $120.
(c) Subject to (r) of this section, in
addition to the fees set out in (a) of this section, the operator of a food
establishment who is required to submit plans to the department for review and
approval under
18 AAC 31.040 shall pay to the department at the time of
submission a plan review fee for each separate type of operation in an amount
equal to the annual permit fee for that operation set out in (a) of this
section.
(d) Repealed
11/16/2016.
(e) Repealed
11/16/2016.
(f) Repealed
11/16/2016.
(g) Repealed
12/1/2004.
(h) Repealed
12/28/2006.
(i) Repealed
11/16/2016.
(j) Repealed
12/1/2004.
(k) A fee submitted
under this section is nonrefundable, except that the department will refund an
annual permit fee under (a) of this section if a food establishment pays an
annual permit fee but does not operate within the calendar year and the
operator provides documentation on a form provided by the department and
demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that, within the calendar year,
the food establishment was not in operation.
(l) Unless a fee schedule is agreed upon
under
18 AAC 31.021, or unless stated otherwise, a fee required
under this section is due within 30 days after receiving notice that the fee is
due.
(m) An operator of an
establishment who stops operating that establishment remains responsible for
past due fees required under this section and incurred by that operator before
operations were stopped.
(n) A
person who disputes an invoice issued under this section may request a fee
review under
18 AAC 15.190 within 30 days after receipt of the first
invoice from the department.
(o)
Repealed 7/11/2002.
(p) Except for
an additional fee under (b) of this section, the following organizations and
types of operations permitted under this chapter are exempt from the fee
requirements of this section:
(1) an
organization that is exempt from taxation under
26 U.S.C.
501(c)(3) (Internal Revenue
Code);
(2) a food service provided
by a public or private elementary or secondary school or head start center
described in
AS
44.46.025(d).
(q) This section does not prohibit
the imposition of a higher or a lower fee by a municipality with a delegation
of authority under
18 AAC 31.945.
(r) If an organization is exempt from
taxation under
26 U.S.C.
501(c)(4), (c)(10), or
(c)(19), the department will reduce the
annual permit fee required in (a) of this section by 50 percent, however the
plan review fee required under (c) of this section will not be reduced by 50
percent.
(s) Repealed
12/1/2004.
(t) a fundraiser,
promotional event, or other gathering that is open or advertised to the public,
sponsored by a school class, school club, or school organization and exempted
under
18 AAC 31.070(b) is exempt from the fee
requirements of this section.
(u)
If a new food establishment commences operation between October 1 and December
30, that establishment shall pay one-half of the annual permit fee required
under (a) of this section for that year.
(v) An applicant for a food worker card
described in
18 AAC 31.330 must pay to the department $10.
Notes
Authority:AS 17.20.005
AS 17.20.180
AS 44.46.020
AS 44.46.025
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