Not legal advice. This is general information. Local (city or county) health departments can have stricter rules than the state. Check with your local health department.
What New Hampshire's food code requires
The restaurant's person in charge must keep people its operation doesn't need out of its food prep, storage and dishwashing areas.
PERSONS unnecessary to the FOOD ESTABLISHMENT operation are not allowed in the FOOD preparation, FOOD storage, or WAREWASHING areas, except that brief visits and tours may be authorized by the PERSON IN CHARGE if steps are taken to ensure that exposed FOOD; clean EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, and LINENS; and unwrapped SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES are protected from contaminationFDA Food Code 2-103.11(B)
- What it means
- New Hampshire's code puts this duty on the restaurant's person in charge, not on the driver. It has no rule aimed at delivery drivers themselves.
- Food code
- FDA 2017 by reference (He-P 2303)
- Food handler card
- No card; CFPM (RSA 143-A:11-a)
- Sources
- Last verified
- October 26, 2026
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Not legal advice. This is general information. Local (city or county) health departments can have stricter rules than the state. Check with your local health department. Last verified October 26, 2026.
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