Arcadia Municipal Code Div. 3 Slaughterhouse

No person shall construct, operate or maintain a slaughter house except within a building which shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Division, nor until a permit therefor has been obtained pursuant to Chapter 3 of this Article.

All floors shall be of material impervious to water. The floor in the slaughtering room shall be constructed so as to slope to a floor drain and this floor drain shall be connected to a sanitary sewer, cesspool or septic tank.

The walls and ceiling of the slaughtering room shall be constructed of smooth surfaced cement plaster at least three-eighths (⅜) of an inch thick, or other material satisfactory to the Health Officer, which can withstand severe and repeated cleansing. The walls in the holding room or rooms for live poultry, fowls or rabbits shall be constructed of smooth surfaced cement plaster at least three-eights (⅜) of an inch thick, or other material satisfactory to the Health Officer which can withstand severe and repeated cleansing, to a height of not less than six (6) feet from the floor.

All edges at the junction of the floors and walls in slaughtering and holding rooms shall be covered or rounded to facilitate cleaning.

All rooms shall be well lighted and ventilated.

All equipment shall be constructed of metal, except cutting blocks.

The entire premises of all slaughter houses shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times and the proper disposal of all waste shall be maintained.

No poultry or rabbits shall be permitted to run at large within a slaughter house.

The owner, operator or manager of any existing slaughterhouse shall within thirty (30) days after this Division becomes applicable thereto file with the City an application to continue to conduct the same pursuant to the provisions of this Division and Chapter 3 of this Article.

Each such application shall include a signed statement that the applicant will observe the rules and regulations of this Division and will, within a reasonable time not to exceed one (1) month, make any and all changes in construction that are required by this Division.

Following receipt of an application pursuant to this Division, the Health Officer shall make or cause to be made an inspection of the premises, and if the provisions of this Division have been complied with, he shall certify that fact to the applicant and to the Clerk.

Any person intending to operate a slaughterhouse shall, before opening or operating such establishment, make application pursuant to the provisions of Part 1 of Chapter 3 of this Article. The application shall include a signed statement that such applicant will observe the rules and regulations of this Division.

Following receipt of such application, the Health Officer shall make or cause to be made an inspection of the premises. If the provisions of this Division and all other pertinent laws have been complied with, he shall certify that fact to the applicant and to the Clerk.

No permit to operate as provided under subsection 6433.11 shall be issued until all the provisions of this Code and all laws of the State relating to construction and equipment of and pertaining to slaughterhouses have been complied with.

If it is determined by the Health Officer, following any investigation or inspection of a slaughterhouse, that the operator, owner or manager has not complied with the provisions of this Code and particularly with the provisions of this Code, the License Officer may immediately suspend the permit issued to operate the same. The License Officer shall grant the owner or operator a reasonable specified time in which to correct the conditions which are in violation of this Code or any applicable law. If the corrections are not made to the satisfaction of the License Officer within the specified time, the License Officer shall revoke the operator's permit.

(Amended by Ord. 2263 adopted 12-1-09)

The owner, operator or manager of any slaughter house for which the permit to operate has been suspended shall be required to correct completely the conditions on which the License Officer based the suspension of the permit. In applying for a reinstatement of the permit, their application shall include a signed statement that the conditions complained of by the Health Officer have been completely corrected. In case a permit has been revoked, it may not be reinstated. Any application for a new permit shall be made as provided in Part 1 of Chapter 3 of this Article.

(Amended by Ord. 2263 adopted 12-1-09)