[§321-4.6]  Advisory council on food
protection practices; created.  (a)  There is created within the department
for administrative purposes only, an advisory council on food protection
practices, whose members shall be appointed by the director of health,
consisting of one representative from at least the following:



(1)  An organization representing the restaurant
industry;



(2)  An organization representing the hotel industry;



(3)  An organization representing the food
manufacturing industry;



(4)  An organization representing the food service
industry;



(5)  A registered sanitarian from the department of
health;



(6)  The University of Hawaii, food technology
department;



(7)  The community college food service program;



(8)  A corporate chain restaurant doing business in
Hawaii; and



(9)  A member of the general public.



(b)  Each member shall serve for a term of
three years; provided that the director shall initially appoint three members
to serve for one year, three members to serve for two years, and three members
to serve for three years.  No member shall serve for more than two consecutive
three-year terms.



(c)  Vacancies occurring before the expiration
of a member's term shall be filled by election of the council.  Individuals
elected to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired
term.



(d)  The council shall appoint from its members
a chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary, treasurer, and any other officers
that the council may deem necessary or desirable to carry out its functions.



(e)  Members shall serve without compensation,
but may be reimbursed for the necessary expenses, including travel expenses,
incurred in the performance of their duties.



(f)  The council shall:



(1)  Advise the department on sanitation issues and
food protection practices;



(2)  Review and advise the department, in consultation
with the department of the attorney general, regarding the adoption of rules
relating to sanitation and food protection practices; and



(3)  Advise the department on the incorporation of
salient provisions of the most recent version of the United States Food and
Drug Administration's Model Food Code into the department's food sanitation
rules. [L 1997, c 334, pt of §1]