(a) 
Generally. Itinerant food vending establishments shall comply with the requirements of this article, the Food Code and supplements, the Connecticut General Statutes, and the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, except as otherwise provided for in this article. The Director of Health may impose additional requirements to protect against health hazards related to the conduct of the food establishment as a mobile operation and may prohibit the sale of some or all time/temperature control for safety foods (TCS).
(b) 
Classification of itinerant food vending establishments shall be in accordance with § 19a-36g of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(a) 
The following special requirements shall apply only to Class 2 and Class 3 itinerant food vending establishments, except as otherwise provided for in this section:
(1) 
Class 2 and Class 3 itinerant food vending establishments shall be required to have a potable water system under pressure. This system shall be of sufficient capacity to furnish enough hot and cold water for food preparation, utensil cleaning and sanitizing, and handwashing in accordance with the requirements of this article, the Food Code and supplements, the Connecticut General Statutes, and the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The water inlet shall be located so that it will not be contaminated by waste drainage, road dust, oil or grease, and it shall be kept capped unless being filled. The water inlet shall be provided with a transition connection of a size or type that will prevent its use for any other service. All water distribution pipes or tubing shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the requirements of this article, the Food Code and supplements, the Connecticut General Statutes, the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and the State Building Code.
(2) 
Liquid waste resulting from the operation of Class 2 and Class 3 itinerant food vending establishments shall be stored in a permanently installed retention tank that is of at least 15% larger capacity than the water supply tank. Liquid waste shall not be discharged from the retention tank when the itinerant food vending establishment is in motion. All connections on the itinerant food vending establishment which are intended for servicing the liquid waste retention tanks shall be of different size or type than those used for supplying potable water to the facility. The waste connection shall be located lower than the water inlet connection to preclude contamination of the potable water system.
(b) 
Pushcarts shall not be required to comply with the requirements of this section pertaining to the necessity of potable water and liquid waste retention systems.
(c) 
Nothing in this section shall prevent the manufacture and sale of frozen desserts in itinerant food vending establishments operating under licenses issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(a) 
Base of operations. All itinerant food vending establishments shall operate from a licensed commissary or other licensed, fixed food establishment. All Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 itinerant food vending establishments shall report at least daily to such location for all supplies and for all cleaning and servicing operations. All licensed commissaries or other licensed, fixed food establishments used as a base of operations for itinerant food vending establishments shall be constructed and operated in compliance with the requirements of this article, the Food Code and supplements, the Connecticut General Statutes, and the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, except as otherwise provided for in this section.
(b) 
Servicing area.
(1) 
All licensed commissaries, or other licensed, fixed food establishments used as a base of operations for Class 1, Class 2 and/or Class 3 itinerant food vending establishments, shall provide an area where these facilities can be serviced. This service area shall include at least overhead protection for any supplying, cleaning, or servicing operation. Within this service area, there shall be a location provided for the flushing and drainage of liquid wastes separate from the location provided for water servicing, and for the loading and unloading of food and related supplies. Licensed commissaries or other licensed, fixed food establishments only supplying prepackaged food to pushcarts and/or Class 2 itinerant food vending establishments shall not be required to provide a service area with water service and liquid waste flushing and drainage facilities.
(2) 
The surface of the service area shall be constructed of a smooth, nonabsorbent material, such as concrete or machine-laid asphalt and shall be maintained in good repair, kept clean, and be graded to drain.
(c) 
Servicing operations.
(1) 
Potable water servicing equipment shall be installed according to law and shall be stored and handled in a way that protects the water and equipment from contamination.
(2) 
The liquid waste retention tank(s) of each itinerant food vending establishment shall be thoroughly flushed and drained during the servicing operation. All liquid waste shall be discharged to an approved sewage disposal system.
(a) 
Itinerant food vending establishments shall be equipped with an approved handwashing facility, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(b) 
Class 1 itinerant food vending establishments and pushcarts shall not be required to comply with the requirements of this section pertaining to the necessity of an approved handwashing facility but must provide some alternative means for accomplishing handwashing that is acceptable to the Director of Health.
(a) 
Itinerant food vending establishments shall be equipped with approved toilet facilities as part of the operation, except as otherwise provided for in this section.
(b) 
Class 1 itinerant food vending establishments and pushcarts shall not be required to comply with the requirements of this section pertaining to the necessity of approved toilet facilities, but the person operating such a facility must demonstrate to the full satisfaction of the Director of Health that he or she has access to public facilities or some other suitable arrangement.