Originally Posted by MSY-MSP
Unfortunately the Health Code violation thing is a common misconception. Apparently there is no rule in any state that requires a person to wear shoes to patronize any establishement. There are rules requiring footwear for employees of certain establishements, but not the patrons. So the signs saying no shoes no service are only corporate policies and not health code reasons. Though many companies will use the "health code" as cover for the policy.
Now having just stated the above, I do not agree with mandatory bare feet at the checkpoint, because I feel it does expose us to unnecessary risks of infection.
Perhaps that is true in your state(s), but it is not in mine, except when the airport terminal is privately owned. IIRC, the prohibition is against barefoot people in
public buildings, as in owned by the public, not open to the public. Don't ask me what the logic is, them's just the rules.
Unfortunately the administrative regulations (of which this is one) of the state Board of Health aren't online. If you're interested, I can probably find a copy somewhere and post a quote.
Either way, I'm not flying until the mandatory shoe idiocy ends.
