SB 197

This act: (1) beginning January 1, 2027, exempts mobile food units from county and municipal health and fire inspections if a unit holds a valid health inspection certificate from the health department of the county of the permitted food establishment to which the unit returns after daily operation and a valid fire inspection certificate from a local fire department authorized to inspect mobile food units by the State Fire Marshal; (2) requires the State Fire Marshal to establish a statewide uniform fire inspection process for mobile food units, to include specified criteria, and maintain a list of certifying local fire inspectors; (3) provides that health and fire officials are not precluded from inspecting mobile food units and taking certain actions, including ordering to cease operation, if significant health issues are present; and (4) provides that operating a mobile food unit without valid health and fire inspection certificates is a Class C misdemeanor and that a subsequent violation prohibits operating for 30 days.