Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 27 - LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS
Section 4-27-14 - Ice and ice dispensing
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 4-27-14
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
Each licensee shall ensure that all of the following requirements are met:
(a)
(1) If ice is provided in a public area to
guests or the general public, the ice shall be provided only through automatic,
self-service dispensing machines that are constructed to prevent the direct
access to bulk ice storage compartments by guests or the general
public.
(2) Ice machines other than
the type specified in paragraph (a)(1), including bin-type ice machines that
allow direct access to the bulk ice storage compartments, shall not be
accessible to guests or the general public. Any lodging employee may provide
containers of ice to guests or the general public from this type of ice
machine, from an icemaker, or from prepackaged ice.
(b)
(1) Only
ice that has been made from potable water and handled in a sanitary manner
shall be provided by a lodging establishment. All ice shall be free of visible
contaminants.
(2) All ice that is
not made on the premises of the lodging establishment shall be obtained from a
commercial source and shall be protected from contamination during
transportation and storage.
(c) Each ice machine shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be constructed of sanitary,
durable, corrosion-resistant material and be easily cleanable;
(2) be constructed, located, installed, and
operated to prevent contamination of the ice;
(3) be kept clean, free of any mold, rust,
debris, or other contaminants, and maintained in good repair; and
(4) be drained through an air gap.
(d)
(1) Each ice container or ice bucket shall
meet the following requirements:
(A) Be made
of smooth, nonabsorbent, impervious, food-grade materials and be easily
cleaned;
(B) be kept clean and
stored in a sanitary manner;
(C) be
cleaned and sanitized before each new guest; and
(D) be provided with a sanitary,
single-service use, food-grade liner that is changed daily.
(2) All canvas or wax-coated
buckets or containers shall be prohibited.
(3) No ice container or ice bucket shall be
located within the room housing the toilet.
(e) Each icemaker located in a guest room shall be kept clean and sanitary.
(1) No
individual ice cube trays shall be used.
(2) All ice shall be removed from the
icemaker's storage bin before each new guest.
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