Food Service Protection Management Certification

El Paso City Code tit. 9, ch. 9.12, art. IV

in effect

El Paso City Code § 9.12.220 Required.

9.12.220 - Required. Persons desiring to work in an establishment as food protection management personnel, as defined in Section 9.12.010, shall obtain a food protection management certificate from the director within sixty days from the day of his or her employment, or successfully complete and provide proof of completion of a food protection management certification program approved by the director. At least one food protection management person per establishment must be certified. However, if a person left in charge by food protection management personnel can respond correctly during a food inspection to the questions listed in the Texas Food Establishment Rules, under Section 228.32 Knowledge, that person need not obtain certification as a food protection manager. The person(s) responsible for food operations within a care facility and whose primary duties include, but are not limited to, supervision of kitchen personnel, food handling, food preparation and storage, is required to obtain a food protection management certificate. Persons providing proof of completion of a food protection management certification program, approved by the director, must present the certificate to the director and pay the fee identified in the adopted budget resolution for the current fiscal year or other appropriately adopted resolution by the city council. (Ord. 17162, § 1, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 17649, § 8, 9-20-2011; Ord. No. 18450, § 5, 12-15-2015)

El Paso City Code § 9.12.230 Issuance—Eligibility—Term.

9.12.230 - Issuance—Eligibility—Term. A food protection management certificate shall be issued to each person who successfully completes the food protection management certification program conducted by the director. Such certificate is valid for a two-year period and shall be renewed within sixty days of the expiration date to remain valid. Food protection management personnel who fail the food protection management certification test shall be required to retake and successfully pass the food protection management certification test within thirty days, or he or she will be required to retake the food protection management certification course and pay the fee as described in Section 9.12.240 B. A food protection management certificate issued by the director upon completion of a recognized food protection management course not provided by the director but approved by the director will be valid for two years from date of issuance. (Ord. 17162, § 1, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 17649, § 9, 9-20-2011)

El Paso City Code § 9.12.235 Duplicate issuance.

9.12.235 - Duplicate issuance. An individual who has misplaced a valid food protection management certificate or who needs more than one certificate must obtain a food protection management certificate duplicate from the director for the fee identified in the adopted budget resolution for the current fiscal year or other appropriately adopted resolution by the city council for each certificate. (Ord. 17162, § 1, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 17649, § 10, 9-20-2011)

El Paso City Code § 9.12.240 Application—Contents.

9.12.240 - Application—Contents. To obtain a food protection management certificate or to register a recognized certification not provided by the director but approved by the director, an individual must apply on a form furnished by the director and as part of the application must: A. State his or her name, address, phone number, sex and date of birth. B. Pay a food protection management certificate fee identified in the adopted budget resolution for the current fiscal year or other appropriately adopted resolution by the city council for the department food protection management course or examination in lieu of the food protection management course, for proof of completion of a recognized course; and C. Sign the application. D. Individuals may opt out of the food protection management course offered by the director upon request if the required food protection management course registration examination is passed with at least an eighty-five percent proficiency and the fee identified in the adopted budget resolution for the current fiscal year or other appropriately adopted resolution by the city council is submitted. A person who does not pass with at least an eighty-five percent proficiency must then register and pay the city fee identified in the adopted budget resolution for the current fiscal year or other appropriately adopted resolution by the city council to attend the food protection management certification course. (Ord. 17162, § 1, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 17649, § 11, 9-20-2011)

El Paso City Code § 9.12.245 Food protection management personnel—Training.

9.12.245 - Food protection management personnel—Training. A. Food protection management personnel successfully completing the food protection management course shall provide training to all food handlers in appropriate areas. B. Training in the areas must be sufficient to ensure the food handler is proficient in the specific operation assigned. C. Training records shall be maintained in a location readily available at the time of inspection and not solely in employee files. (Ord. 17162, § 1, 8-11-2009)

El Paso City Code § 9.12.250 Renewal—Fee.

9.12.250 - Renewal—Fee. A food protection management certificate must be renewed at the end of two years and within sixty days from expiration or the expiration specified on other recognized certification. If no expiration date is specified, the certification shall expire two years from date of issuance. (Ord. 17162, § 1, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 17649, § 12, 9-20-2011)

El Paso City Code § 9.12.260 Maintained

9.12.260 - Maintained When the owner, manager or person-in-charge is off premises, the food protection management certificate issued by the director is to be maintained in the establishment in a location readily available for inspection and not solely placed in an employee file. (Ord. 17162, § 1, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 17649, § 13, 9-20-2011)

Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.12FOFOHAES_ARTIVFOSEPRMACEFetched: 10/28/2026