Ordinance 3925 - Laserfiche WebLink

exceed forty (400) degrees above zero Fahrenheit and be of clean Ole construction. An existing retail meat and fish shop at the time of the passage of this ordinance must be equipped with a refrigerator or cooler capable of maintaining the temperature of forty (40°) degrees above zero Fahrenheit and of a size to provide sanitary storage of meat and fish products stored therein and be of cleanable construction. This requirement shall not apply where prepackaged meat and fish alone are sold or where meats and fish prepared in a licensed establishment elsewhere are sold, nor shall the same apply when selling meats and fish prepared by another establishment holding a valid permit. (k) Every wholesale meat and fish shop hereinafter established shall contain a refrigerator or cooling room containing a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) square feet of floor space, with an eight (8) foot overhead clearance and door six (6) feet in height so constructed as to be capable of main- taining a temperature therein of not to exceed forty (40°) degrees above zero Fahrenheit; floors, walls, ceiling, partitions, posts, doors and other structural parts must be of such material, construction and finish as to be susceptible of thorough cleaning; hot water tank capable of providing hot water under pressure for cleaning purposes: provided, however, that any such shop in which sausage is manufactured shall be equipped with steam hose and necessary equipment for steam cleaning in lieu of such hot water tank. (1) No use incompatible with proper sanitation shall be made of any part of the premises on which a slaughterhouse is located. All yards, fences, pens, chutes and alleys belonging to the premises of such establishment shall be maintained in a sanitary condition, whether they are in use or not. Section 6. VEHICLES USED FOR TRANSPORTATION CF MEAT. All vehicles in which meat is transported by a wholesale meat dealer, slaughterhouse or by a common carrier, shall be closed trucks, approved by the Health Officer, and shall be used for no other purpose. Said vehicles shall be identified by the name and address of the company or owner shnwn in letters at least six inches high and proportionately wide, on both sides of the truck. Said truck shall be cleaned daily and shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. No live poultry or livestock shall be transported in vehicles used in the transportation of meat or fish. Section 7. PREPARATION OF POULTRY OR GAME. No poultry or game birds shall be feathered in any room in which meat or fish is prepared, stored, sold or offered for sale. Game may be kept, stored or processed on premises where meat is kept, stored, or sold, if approved by the Health Officer. Section 8. SCRAPS. It shall be unlawful to place any refuse, rancid fat, hides or decaying food in any ice box or refrigerating room with fresh meat or other foods; xior shall any fish or strongly scented food be placed in the same compartment with fresh meat, dressed poultry, game or other foods in such manner as to impart any fishy or other distinctive odor or flavor to such foods.