A. “Employee” means the permit holder, person in charge, person having supervisory or management duties, person on the payroll, family member, volunteer, person performing the work under contractual agreement, or other person working in a food establishment.

B. “Food Service Establishment” means any place where food is prepared, processed, stored, or intended for use or consumption by the public regardless of whether there is a charge for the food. The term includes wholesale and retail food stores, convenience stores, food markets, delicatessens, restaurants, catering kitchens, commissaries, food processing or manufacturing plants, bottling and canning plants, wholesale and retail block and prepackaged ice manufacturing plants and food warehouses.

C. “Health Authority” means the Director, Arkansas Department of Health, or his authorized representative.

D. “Person in Charge” means the individual present in a food service establishment who is the apparent supervisor of the food service establishment at the time of inspection. If no individual is the apparent supervisor, then any employee present is the person in charge.

E. “ Regulatory Authority” means the State and/or local enforcement authority or authorities having jurisdiction over the food service establishment.