SB 346 Summary

• Amends G.S. 130A-250 to exempt bona fide cooking schools from sanitation regulations that apply to food establishments serving the public.

• Defines qualifying cooking schools as those that primarily provide food preparation instruction that participants can replicate at home.

• Restricts the exemption to cooking schools that only prepare or serve food during instructional sessions for course participants.

• Prohibits exempted cooking schools from otherwise preparing or serving food to the general public.

• Effective upon becoming law, ratified June 17, 2011.