Moore, OK Public Health Rules: Food Handler Certification (2026)
Key Facts
- Who needs a permit
- Anyone working in food service/open food sales
- Permit approver
- Health officer / county
- Employer duty
- Cannot hire or allow unpermitted work
- Worker duty
- Must possess current permit on the job
- Also required
- Valid annual or mobile license (§ 8-602)
- State rules adopted by reference
- OK Dept. of Health food rules (§ 8-601)
- Maximum fine
- $500.00 under Section 1-108
Summary
In the City of Moore, Oklahoma, Section 8-604 makes it unlawful for a food service establishment, or any place selling open and prepared food, to hire or let anyone work, even without pay, unless that person holds a current, unrevoked health-officer-approved permit. It is likewise unlawful for a worker to be on the job without that county-approved permit in hand.
It is unlawful for any person who operates a food service establishment or any place selling open and prepared foods in the city to hire, or permit to be hired, or permit to work gratis, any person who does not possess a current and unrevoked permit approved by the health officer. ... It is unlawful for any person to work in any food service establishment or any place selling open and prepared foods in the city who does not have in his possession a current and unrevoked permit approved by the county.
Full Breakdown
The obligation runs both ways. An operator of a food service establishment, or any business selling open and prepared foods, may not hire, allow to be hired, or allow to work gratis anyone lacking a current and unrevoked permit approved by the health officer; the same section separately makes it unlawful for the worker to be present on the job without that current, county-approved permit in their possession. The requirement sits inside Article 8-6A, Food Service Sanitation, which also adopts the latest Oklahoma State Department of Health food-establishment rules by reference under Section 8-601 and requires every establishment to hold a valid annual or mobile license under Section 8-602.
Moore's food code applies except where its own terms are more restrictive than the state rules, in which case the stricter local terms control. The permit duty traces to the prior code, sections 12-46 through 12-49, carried forward as Section 8-604 in the 1999 code, and the broader food-service article cites 63 O.S. § 1-1101 et seq. as the underlying state authority for food establishment requirements generally.
Violations & Fines
Violation of the food-service sanitation article, including operating or working without the required permit, is enforced as an offense under the city's general penalty, Section 1-108, which authorizes a fine of up to $500.00 for conduct not carrying its own specific penalty; the article's own penalty section, 8-618, applies where the chapter sets a distinct violation standard. Each day an unpermitted employee continues working can support a separate charge.
Frequently Asked Questions
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