Department of Public Health & Human Services

Public Health & Safety Division             

Food & Consumer Safety (FCSS)

Mission Statement

The mission of FCSS is to provide public health protection through the delivery of technical services, education and training, information, and enforcement of health protection standards through local health departments serving Montana counties. The goal is to reduce the incidence of diseases and the occurrence of unhealthful conditions in Montana's retail food service, wholesale food, public accommodations, pools, spas, body art facilities and other institutions which serve the public.

Seasonal Topics

Fish Consumption Advisories

 

Food Safety Education

FDA Food Code

Food Manager Cerification

Risk Based Inspection Training

Retail Food Service Establishments

Food Service Adminstrative Rules

Food Service Administrative Rules Public Health Reasons

Food Service Plan Review Requirements

Vending of Food and Beverages Administrative Rules

Wholesale Food Manufacturing Establishments

Becoming a Wholesale Food Manufacturer

Food Manufacturing Establishment Administrative Rules

Food Standards Administrative Rules

Food Recovery Program Comprehensive Guidelines

Drinking Water and Ice Administrative Rules

Food Defense and Emergency Preparedness

Conference for Food Protection Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food

Montana Guidelines for Retail Food Service

Montana Guidelines for Wholesale Food (Producers, Processors, Transporters, Warehouses)

Truck Wreck Response Guidelines

Truck Wreck Report Form

Public Accommodations, Trailer Courts
Bed and Breakfast Administrative Rules
Hotels, Motels, Tourist Homes, Boarding Houses Administrative Rules
Trailer Courts and Tourist Campgrounds Administrative Rules
Work Camps Administrative Rules
Youth Camps Administrative Rules

Victims of Domestic Abuse Emergency Lodging

Swimming Pools, Spas, Swimming Areas

Swimming Areas Administrative Rules
Swimming Pools and Spa Administrative Rules

Plan Review Guidelines for Pools

Plan Review Guidelines for Spas

Fecal Accident Response Recommendations for Pool Staff (CDC)

NEW >>  Useful Links on the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act


Tattooing, Cosmetic Tattooing, Body Piercing, Ear Piercing

Question and Answers for Customers and Artists

Rules and Statutes for Tattooing and Piercing

Plan Review Application for Body Art Establishments

Training for Bloodborne Pathogen Prevention and First Aid

Body Art Public Health Infomation

Useful Links

Schools, Daycares, Community Homes

Day Care Facility Licensing
Schools Administrative Rules

Community Homes for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Administrative Rules

Montana Code Annotated 2007
Montana Code Annotated (Montana Statute)

Contact Us

Staff Listing

Looking to the Future

FCS Study Group