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<br /> • ORDINANCE NO. L_Z-5
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<br /> An ordinance relating to meat, fish, game, poultry and meat food products; pro-
<br /> viding for the inspection, and regulation oC establishments engaged in the business
<br /> of preparing, keeping, disposal and sale of the same; requiring permits therefor,
<br /> providing for the revocation of permits granted; prescribing penalties for the
<br /> violation thereof, and repealing Ordinance No. 2730, passed by the city council
<br /> June 15, 1937, and Ordinance No. 2766, passed the city council February 23, 1938,
<br /> and all other ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith.
<br /> The City of Everett does ordain:
<br /> Section 1. DEFINITIONS. Words and phrases as used herein shall have the following
<br /> meanings:
<br /> (a) ' MEAT shall mean and include all animal flesh,carcasses and parts thereof,
<br /> uncooked meat, sausage, cured meat and poultry, prepared, processed, sold
<br /> or offered for sale for human consumption or sold and disposed of as
<br /> human food.
<br /> (b) FISH shall mean any water breeding animal, including shell fish, which is
<br /> prepared, processed, sold or offered for sale for human consumption.
<br /> (c) SAUSAGE shall mean and include chopped or ground fresh meat, either in
<br /> bulk or in casings and which has been prepared in a licensed meat shop
<br /> holding a valid permit, etc., and into which only approved and stamped
<br /> meats have been placed.
<br /> (d) CURED MEAT shall mean and include all meat which has been cured by smoking,
<br /> salting, drying or other recognized trade processes of curing, but shall
<br /> not include cured meat which is packed in cans or other rigid sealed
<br /> container.
<br /> (e) INSPECTED MEAT shall mean and include all meat which has been inspected,
<br /> approved and stamped or tagged by an inspector of the Bureau of Animal
<br /> Industry of the Department of Agriculture of the United States, or of the
<br /> Department of Agriculture of the State of Washington, or by a veterinary
<br /> inspector approved in writing by the health officer.
<br /> (f) RETAIL MEAT AND FISH SHOP shall mean and include all premises, buildings
<br /> or parts thereof in which meat or fish is prepared, processed, sold or
<br /> offered for sale for human consumption, but shall not include premises in
<br /> which animals are slaughtered.
<br /> (g) DELICATESSEN STORE shall mean and include all premises, buildings or parts
<br /> thereof selling only cured meats and meats only in the original package,
<br /> as received from the wholesale meat dealer.
<br /> (h) WHOLESALE MEAT OR FISH DEALER shall mean and include all persons who sell
<br /> at wholesale to retail meat and fish shops, hotels, restaurants or
<br /> institutions in the City of Everett, whether said wholesaler is located in
<br /> the City of Everett or without said city.
<br /> (i) MEAT ESTABLISHEMENTS shall mean and include slaughter houses, retail meat
<br /> and fish shops, wholesale dealer establishments and any place where meat or
<br /> fish, intended for sale to a consumer, may be handled, stored or processed,
<br /> except those premises licensed as delicatessen store.
<br /> (j) FROZEN MEAT shall mean all meat which has been congealed by refrigeration
<br /> or cold.
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