(a) A person delivering food on behalf of a microenterprise home kitchen operation with a permit issued pursuant to Section 114367.2 shall be an employee of the microenterprise home kitchen operation or a family member or household member of the permitholder.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), food produced in a microenterprise home kitchen operation shall not be delivered by a third-party delivery service.

(2) (A) Food produced in a microenterprise home kitchen operation may be delivered by a third-party delivery service to an individual who has a physical or mental condition that is a disability which limits the individual’s ability to access the food without the assistance of a third-party delivery service.

(B) A microenterprise home kitchen operation or an internet food service intermediary that offers or facilitates food delivery pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall do all of the following:

(i) Record and maintain a record of the number and dates of food deliveries made pursuant to subparagraph (A). A microenterprise home kitchen operation shall make the record available to an enforcement agency pursuant to any inspection authorized pursuant to Section 114367.3. An internet food service intermediary shall make the record available to an enforcement agency upon request.

(ii) Clearly and conspicuously post on its internet website or mobile application alongside any mention of third-party delivery options a notice that a third-party delivery service is prohibited from delivering food except to an individual who has a physical or mental condition that is a disability which limits the individual’s ability to access the food without the assistance of a third-party delivery service.

(C) Food delivery by a third-party delivery service pursuant to subparagraph (A) does not apply to dine-in meals sold for consumption on the premises of a microenterprise home kitchen or to cooking classes or demonstrations.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 536, Sec. 8. (AB 377) Effective October 7, 2019.)