New York 10 NYCRR Subpart 14-1: The State Sanitary Code Rule for a Jail Kitchen Free of Insects and Rodents

Citation

New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, Title 10 (Department of Health), Chapter I (State Sanitary Code), Subpart 14-1 (Food Service Establishments). Sections 14-1.20 and 14-1.160 were read from the Department of Health’s official regulations site, and sections 14-1.60 and 14-1.150 from the Legal Information Institute’s copy, on October 1, 2026.

The link to the jail standards is in the Commission of Correction’s own rules, read from its compilation served July 15, 2026.

9 NYCRR 7015.2(d):

“(d) The food service area of each facility, and all food preparation equipment and utensils, shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition consistent with the State Sanitary Code.”

9 NYCRR 7009.1(c):

“(c) A food service organization which provides food services for a local correctional facility must comply with the requirements of this Part and with the requirements of the State Sanitary Code as contained in 10 NYCRR Part 14.”

What It Says (Verbatim)

§ 14-1.160, Insect and rodent control:

“The premises are to be free of insects, rodents, harborage, and insect or rodent breeding conditions. Openings to the outside are to be protected against the entrance of insects and rodents. Pesticides are not to be used in place of or as a substitute for proper sanitation.”

§ 14-1.60, Poisonous and toxic materials (excerpts):

“(a) … Insecticides and rodenticides are to be kept in their original containers. Insecticide spraying is prohibited in food preparation and service areas while food is being processed, prepared or served, or where unprotected food, clean utensils or containers are displayed or stored.”

“(e) The use of unprotected bait stations in food storage, service and preparation areas and in utensil washing and storage areas is forbidden.”

§ 14-1.150, Garbage and refuse (excerpts):

“(a) Garbage and refuse is to be kept in durable, easily cleanable, insect-proof and rodent-proof containers.”

“(d) … Containers are to be cleaned at a frequency to prevent insect and rodent attraction.”

§ 14-1.20, Definitions (excerpt):

“(a) A food service establishment is a place where food is prepared and intended for individual portion service and includes the site at which the individual portions are provided, whether consumption occurs on or off the premises.”

What It Means in Plain Language

1. Not the FDA Food Code. The FDA’s 2024 report on Food Code adoption lists the New York State Department of Health as having adopted no edition for restaurants and food service. A New York jail kitchen is inspected against Subpart 14-1, not the Food Code.
2. Free of pests, and of what feeds and shelters them. The standard is premises free of insects, rodents, harborage, and breeding conditions. Finding activity and treating it does not close the finding; the harborage and breeding conditions have to be corrected too.
3. Sanitation first. Pesticides may not stand in for sanitation. A service report that records only applications in a kitchen with open sanitation findings does not show the rule was met.
4. How the work is done in a kitchen. No insecticide spraying while food is being prepared or served, or where unprotected food, clean utensils, or containers are out. Bait stations in food storage, preparation, service, and utensil areas must be protected.
5. Who inspects. Food service establishment permits and inspections are handled by the local health department, or by a Department of Health district office in counties that do not provide the service. The jail’s own annual inspection request under 9 NYCRR 7015.3 goes to the local health authority.

Who It Applies To

Food service establishments in New York. The definition does not exclude institutional kitchens, and the Commission of Correction’s rules apply the State Sanitary Code to the food service area of every local correctional facility (7015.2(d)) and to any food service organization that provides food services for one (7009.1(c)). New York City applies its own Health Code, which this reference does not map.

Documentation Evidence

• Pest service reports for food areas: findings, harborage and breeding conditions, and corrections, by location
• Application records showing when and where any food-area application was made
• A device map showing protected bait stations in food storage, preparation, service, and utensil areas
• Garbage container condition and cleaning
• Health department food service inspection reports, and the corrections made

Confidence Notes

HIGH confidence on the quoted text: §§ 14-1.20 and 14-1.160 from the Department of Health’s official site, §§ 14-1.60 and 14-1.150 from the Legal Information Institute’s copy, and the jail standards from the Commission’s compilation. The adoption status comes from the FDA’s 2024 Real Progress in Food Code Adoption report. Which office inspects a given jail kitchen is not determined here.