Subchapter D. SANITARY CONDITIONS, LIGHTING
AND CLEANING OF COILS

§ 5.41. Compliance with sanitation requirements.

 (a)  A restaurant, hotel or club catering liquor license or retail dispenser eating place or hotel malt beverage license authorized under the Liquor Code will not be issued, renewed or transferred by the Liquor Control Board for any premises unless the application for the license, renewal or transfer avers that the proper municipal or State authorities have found that the premises to be licensed, or for which an application is filed for a new license or the renewal or transfer of a license, meet all the sanitary requirements for a public eating place in the municipality where the place to be licensed is operated, as provided by statute, ordinance or regulation and that documentary evidence thereof is, and shall at all times be, displayed on the licensed premises.

 (b)  Subsection (a) applies to all applications for prior approval under section 403 of the Liquor Code (47 P. S. §  4-403) by filing an affidavit stating the averment after completion of construction or alteration of the premises.

 Hotel, restaurant and club liquor licensees, and retail malt beverage dispensers, shall at all times during the hours when the sale of liquor or malt or brewed beverages is permitted, maintain throughout the licensed premises illumination sufficient to insure clear visibility of the premises and to permit patrons to read a menu or newsprint with ease. Tables and booths available for the accommodation of the public shall be so situated as to permit clear visibility of occurrences at the tables or in the booths.

   The provisions of this §  5.42 adopted June 26, 1952; amended through July 28, 1972, effective July 29, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 1441.

CLEANING OF COILS

§ 5.51. Cleaning of coils, tap rods and connections.

 (a)  Coils, tap rods and connections, used in drawing malt or brewed beverages in licensed establishments, shall be thoroughly cleaned at least once every 7 days at the sole expense of the licensee dispensing the beverages on draft. The cleaning of coils, tap rods and connections by one licensee for another licensee is prohibited.

 (b)  The following methods of cleaning coils, tap rods and connections have been approved by the Board:

   (1)  Live steam.

   (2)  Hot water and soda solution, followed by thorough rinsing with hot water.

   (3)  Another method which thoroughly cleans the coils, tap rods and connections, and leaves them in a sanitary condition.

   The provisions of this §  5.51 adopted June 26, 1952; amended through July 28, 1972, effective July 29, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 1441.

 (a)  Coils, tap rods and connections may be cleaned for the licensee by a person, other than another licensee, thoroughly equipped to do so by a method enumerated in §  5.51 (relating to cleaning of coils, tap rods and connections). The licensee should obtain from the cleaner a certificate showing the date cleaned, the name of the person by whom cleaned and the method utilized. The certificate shall be kept on file at all times for inspection by the Board.

 (b)  Coils, tap rods and connections may be cleaned by the licensee himself by a method enumerated in §  5.51. The licensee shall maintain and keep a record of the date of each cleaning and the method utilized. This record shall also be kept on file at all times for inspection by the Board.

 Where an airline pump is used for pressure, the intake shall be from outside the building and an air filter or satisfactory air cleansing device shall be provided. The use of carbon dioxide is recommended in lieu of air, as this is conducive to the maintenance of normal flavor in that it is much less susceptible than air to the growth of organisms and chemical changes which may impair flavor.

 The licensee has the sole responsibility of maintaining equipment used in dispensing malt or brewed beverages on draft in a clean and sanitary condition. The mere fact that records of licensees indicating that coils, tap rods and connections have been cleaned are no defense to disciplinary action under the law and the provisions of this subchapter if the coils, tap rods or connections are at any time found to be in an insanitary condition.

   The provisions of this §  5.54 adopted June 26, 1952; amended through July 28, 1972, effective July 29, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 1441.