San Marcos Municipal Code Art. II Regulations

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 Department of Health Services.

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.

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 each such hide, which record shall be available at all times to the Department of Health Services and the State Hide and Brand Inspector.

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 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 uninspected meat on the same day, except with the permission of the Department of Health Services.

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 in this section provided, this chapter shall not apply to carcasses of deer, game or fowl.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b), any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an infraction.

(b)

A person convicted of a third or subsequent violation of this chapter within two years from the date of the first conviction shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c)

Each day on which a violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.