Anaheim, CA Public Health Rules: Food Handler Certification (2026)

113948. (a) (1) Subject to the exceptions described in subdivision (e), a food handler who is hired prior to June 1, 2011, shall obtain a food handler card on or before July 1, 2011. Subject to the exceptions described in subdivision (e), a food handler who is hired on or after June 1, 2011, shall obtain a food handler card within 30 days after the date of hire. Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of the food handler’s employment as a food handler. (2) Food handler cards shall be valid for three years from the date of issuance, regardless of whether the food handler changes employers during that period. (3) A food handler card shall be recognized throughout the state, except in jurisdictions described in subdivision (f). [...] (h) (2) At least one food handler training course and examination shall cost no more than fifteen dollars ($15), including a food handler card. [...] (i) (1) An employer shall consider the time that it takes for the employee to complete the training and the examination as compensable “hours worked,” for which the employer shall pay and, pursuant to Section 2802 of the Labor Code, shall pay the employee for any necessary expenditures or losses associated with the employee obtaining a food handler card.