Oceanside Municipal Code Art. II Refrigeration Plants

For the purposes of this chapter, "refrigeration plant" means any facility or equipment for the refrigerated storage for compensation of meat not owned by the person maintaining the refrigeration equipment, or for the sale of frozen meat at wholesale or retail.

(Ord. No. 83-14, § 4, 4-27-83)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, maintain or keep in the city any refrigeration plant without an annual permit therefor from the health officer.

(Ord. No. 83-14, § 4, 4-27-83)

Every refrigeration plant handling inspected and uninspected beef, lamb, pork or veal shall post with the county department of health services a surety or cash bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), conditioned upon compliance by the permittee with all the terms and provisions of this chapter and subject to forfeiture upon the conviction of the permittee of violation of any provision of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 83-14, § 4, 4-27-83)

Every refrigeration plant where meat is stored shall be maintained and operated in a clean and sanitary manner. Every such plant shall be open at all times to inspection by the health officer.

(Ord. No. 83-14, § 4, 4-27-83)

All uninspected beef, veal or lamb kept or placed in any refrigeration plant shall be stamped immediately upon arrival with a roller stamp so as to be legibly marked "Uninspected Meat—Not for Sale." All uninspected pork kept or placed in any refrigeration plant shall be stamped immediately upon arrival with a hot stamp so as to be legibly marked "Uninspected Meat—Not for Sale." Every stamp required by this section shall also legibly show the plant permit number issued the plant by the health officer.

(Ord. No. 83-14, § 4, 4-27-83)

Every refrigeration plant shall accept and store beef, veal and lamb carcasses only when the hide accompanies the carcass. Every refrigeration plant shall keep a record of the disposition of such hide, which record shall be available at all times to the health officer and the state hide and brand inspector.

(Ord. No. 83-14, § 4, 4-27-83)

Every refrigeration plant handling or processing inspected and uninspected meat shall designate different days of the week upon which inspected meat will be processed and uninspected meat will be processed, and shall notify the county department of health services in writing of such designation and of any change thereof, together with the effective date of such change. It is unlawful for any refrigeration plant to process both inspected and inspected meat on the same day, except with the permission of the county department of health services.

(Ord. No. 83-14, § 4, 4-27-83)

The handling of meat or deer or other game or fowl shall be classified as handling of uninspected meat and shall not be handled on days designated for inspected meat. Except as provided in this section, this chapter shall not apply to carcasses of deer, game or fowl.

(Ord. No. 83-14, § 4, 4-27-83)