Md. Code, Health - General § 21-328
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 21-328, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§21–328.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not knowingly employ any individual to work in any area or capacity in a food establishment in which there is a likelihood of transmission of disease to patrons or other employees of the food establishment if the individual employed:
(1) Has a communicable disease that may be transmitted by food; or
(2) Is a carrier of a communicable disease that may be transmitted by food.
(b) An individual may not knowingly work in any area or capacity in a food establishment in which there is a likelihood of transmission of disease to patrons or other employees of the food establishment if the individual:
(1) Has a communicable disease that may be transmitted by food; or
(2) Is a carrier of a communicable disease that may be transmitted by food.
(1) Has a communicable disease that may be transmitted by food; or
(2) Is a carrier of a communicable disease that may be transmitted by food.
(b) An individual may not knowingly work in any area or capacity in a food establishment in which there is a likelihood of transmission of disease to patrons or other employees of the food establishment if the individual:
(1) Has a communicable disease that may be transmitted by food; or
(2) Is a carrier of a communicable disease that may be transmitted by food.
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