(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, food employees shall wear short hair or use hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, rubber bands, or hair clips to keep their hair off the face and behind their shoulders, and clothing that covers body hair to protect exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.

(2) This section does not apply to food employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.