Ordinance 2730 - Laserfiche WebLink

Section 3: Regulations governing Retail Meat Shops: every retail Meat Shop shall be constructed, equipped, maintained and operated in accordance with the following rules and regulations , to-wit : Every such shop shall be equipped with a refrigerator or cooling room containing a minimum of zorty (40) square feet of floor space with a six foot overhead clearance and door six feet in height, so constructed as to be capable of maintaining a temperature therein at not to exceed 40 degrees above zero Fahrenheit , provided , however, that the foregoing requirements shall not be deemed or construed to be a prerequisite to the issuance of a Meat Shop License for the use of any premises by any person who was, on the lot day of April , 1934 , in good faith occupying and using, for the preparation for sale , or for the sale or disposition of "uncooked meat" to consumers, any such building, premises and/or part thereof, provided the same is equipped with a refrigerator or cooler capable of maintaining the temperature above described and containing not less than Twenty (20) cubic feet of space. Every such shop shall contain dressing rooms , toilet rooms conforming to the requirements of the Building Code, lavatory facilities in or adjacent to toilet rooms in the build- ing, and hot water tank capable of providing hot water under pressure for cleaning purposes. Every such establishment shall be maintained in a sanitary condition, shall be free from flies , rats, mice and vermin, and every shop hereafter established shall be equipped with meat racks of hard material, an adequate supply of hot water, artificial refrigeration, and , where meats and/or sausage are sold to the public , the meat shall be contained in artificial refrigerating counters with glass protection and front and top covers, meat blocks, scales and meat choppers, and all knives, cleavers, saws and other instruments and utensils used therein shall be thoroughly cleaned after each day ' s work. All vehicles in which meat is transported shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition , and cleaned daily, and all meat transported in other than closed vehicles shall be adequately covered. shall be unlawful for any Retail Mea offer for sale an ' or uncooked , except between the hours of 9:00 o'clock . , (TO o 'clock P. I. , except „„ r ' on Sa.turda preceding; holidays, urs shall be o 'clock A. M. to 6:00 o'clock P. S. uno It shall be unlawful to offer for sale any/meat on the first day of the week, commonly known as Sunday. -3-