Hereafter no person within the city shall erect, construct or cause to be erected or constructed, or shall operate or cause to be operated, any establishment designed or intended to be used for the slaughtering of fowls within the limits of the city, unless such person shall be duly licensed in accordance with this code or any other applicable ordinance, and with a permit therefor issued by the Department of Public Works of the city and with the compliance of the sanitary requirements and regulations, which are as follows:
(A) Permits, plans and specifications. Application for the approval of plans and specifications and for a permit shall be made by the owner of the site to the Department of Public Works of the city, upon official blanks furnished for that purpose by the said Department. No permit to conduct a poultry slaughterhouse shall be issued by the Department of Public Works unless the plans and specifications of the proposed slaughterhouse shall have been approved by the said Department.
(B) Required floor area. The floor space of the building used as a poultry slaughterhouse shall cover an area of at least 700 square feet in order to permit the receipt and delivery of poultry in crates and the storage of empty crates entirely within the premises of the poultry slaughterhouse.
(C) Plans, specifications; application, approval.
(1) Application for the approval of the plans and specifications of the poultry slaughterhouse proposed to be erected shall be made upon official forms furnished by the Department of Public Works, and duplicate copies of such plans and specifications shall be submitted with such application. Specifications must be submitted with all plans, explaining in detail the work to be done and the material to be used and the location of such proposed slaughterhouse.
(2) When such application and the plans and specifications are approved, construction work must be started within 90 days from the date of such approval, and the work shall be continuous until completed in a thorough, workmanlike manner.
(D) Construction, maintenance of poultry slaughterhouses. No permit to conduct a poultry slaughterhouse will be issued by the Department of Public Works unless the following minimum requirements as to construction shall have been in each instance fully complied with in accordance with the approval of the plans and specifications.
(1) Floor construction. The floors shall be constructed of cement, concrete or other approved watertight and nonabsorbent material so graded and drained as to discharge all liquid matter in a properly trapped sewer in compliance with the City Plumbing Code.
(2) Ceiling and walls. The ceilings shall be of a smooth, hard, impervious material free from crevices, cracks, ledges or projections. The walls shall be of cement or other approved watertight nonabsorbent material with a smooth finish to the entire height of the ceiling, and shall be painted. The junctions with the ceiling and floors shall be made in a tight and sanitary manner.
(3) Height of ceiling. All ceilings shall be at least ten feet in height, measured from the surface of the floor to the said ceiling.
(4) Ventilation. Adequate ventilation to the external air by natural means shall be provided for in every room in which the poultry is stored, killed, or which is used in connection with the slaughterhouse, and in compliance with the City Building Code.
(5) Lights. Adequate natural or artificial light approved by the Department of Public Works shall be provided for in every room in which poultry is stored or killed.
(6) Killing room. A separate room shall be provided which shall be used as a killing room, which room shall have an area of at least 80 square feet. A bleeding trough must be provided; it shall be of adequate capacity and be approved by the Department of Public Works. The walls and face of the trough must be of cement, concrete or other approved watertight nonabsorbent material with a smooth finish, and shall discharge over properly trapper and sewer connected drains. A proper metal receptacle shall be pro vided to hold each bird after being slaughtered; such receptacle shall be placed where the poultry may be disposed of in a sanitary manner. The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to a poultry slaughterhouse in which a wholesale business is carried on principally, except what poultry shall be killed and placed in receptacles approved by the Department of Public Works.
(7) Dry plucking room. Where dry plucking is the method always employed, a separate room shall be provided, which room shall be used exclusively for the dry plucking of poultry killed at the premises. The area of this room shall be at least 120 square feet. The width or length of this room shall be not less than ten feet. The walls shall be constructed of watertight nonabsorbent tile or brick, and the floor and ceiling shall be constructed of nonabsorbent waterproof material, floor to be graded and drained. Proper receptacles shall be provided for the holding, storing or keeping of all feathers.
(8) Storage, crates or batteries. A separate room shall be provided for the storage of live poultry in crates or batteries. The area of this room shall be at least 270 square feet. Cages or batteries shall be elevated at least one foot above the floor level and shall be placed nearer than two feet from the side walls of the building.
(9) Water supply. Permanent fixtures shall be provided for the furnishing of an adequate supply of fresh water for flushing all parts of the premises.
(10) Rat-proofing. The room or receptacles for the storage of food for the poultry shall be constructed rat-proof.
(11) Toilet facilities. Adequate water closet accommodations for male and female persons shall be provided, and sufficient fixtures with hot and cold running water for washing purposes shall be provided at all times; the toilet or rooms shall be ventilated to the outside air by direct or approved indirect method.
(12) Screening. All doors, windows and other openings to the outer air shall be adequately screened. All doors shall be equipped with self-closing devices.
(13) Hot water. Adequate facilities shall be provided to insure a sufficient supply of running hot water at all times.
(14) Odors. Suitable and adequate means shall be provided for the disposal of offensive odors.
(15) Empty crates. A separate room shall be provided for the storage of empty crates.
(E) Sanitary regulations. Every poultry slaughterhouse shall be conducted in strict compliance with the following rules which shall govern the maintenance and operation thereof.
(1) Cleanliness. Every poultry slaughterhouse, the yard adjoining same and all air shafts and open places connected therewith shall be at all times kept in a clean, sanitary conditions free from accumulation of refuse, garbage and offensive materials, and nuisance of all kinds.
(2) Floors, washing. All floors shall be kept and maintained in a clean, sanitary condition and in good repair, and free from rubbish and offensive materials.
(3) Walls, cleaning. The side walls of all rooms used for the storage or killing of poultry shall be kept in a clean, sanitary condition and in good repair. Walls and ceiling shall be cleaned and painted whenever required by the Department of Public Works.
(4) Ventilation. All parts of every poultry slaughterhouse shall be properly ventilated and adequately lighted at all times.
(5) Plumbing. All plumbing fixtures and toilet facilities shall be kept and maintained in a clean, sanitary condition and in good repair.
(6) Plucking room. All plucking of poultry shall be done exclusively in a plucking room.
(7) Feather receptacles. Plucking of poultry shall be performed in such manner that all feathers shall be thrown or placed in the receptacles for such purpose.
(8) Storage of empty crates. All empty crates shall be kept and stored exclusively in the storage room. The area of this room shall be at least 150 feet square. No empty crates shall be kept or permitted to remain outside of the poultry slaughterhouse.
(9) Poultry at large prohibited. No poultry shall be allowed at large upon premises, but shall be kept at all times in the batteries or crates provided for such purpose.
(10) Screens. The screens, windows, doors and other openings to the outer air shall be kept in good condition and repair.
(11) Self-closing doors. All doors shall be self closing and not permitted to remain open except for ingress or egress.
(F) Structural changes. No structural change or alterations shall be made in any poultry slaughterhouse building unless the same shall have been approved or ordered by the Department of Public Works.
(G) Slaughterhouses; use, restriction. No building in which a poultry slaughterhouse is located shall be used for any other purpose except for the slaughter and storage of live poultry.
(H) Permits; renewal. Permits to carry on or conduct a poultry slaughterhouse in the city shall be granted by the Department of Public Works for each poultry slaughterhouse conducted or maintained in the city, and each such permit shall expire on the last day of the calendar year following the issue thereof, and shall be renewed annually before the expiration thereof.
(I) New permits; issuance required; enumeration. Upon proof by report of any inspector of the Department of Public Works that the premises for which a poultry slaughterhouse permit has been granted by the Department have become vacant or have not been used or are discontinued for use as a poultry slaughterhouse for a period of six months or more, or where the permittee has died, or where the premises have been destroyed by fire, a new permit must be obtained and new plans and specifications filed, passed and approved by the Department of Public Works of the city, as herein provided.
(J) Basements; slaughtering prohibited. No poultry shall be killed in any basement.
(K) Existing poultry slaughterhouses. Every poultry slaughterhouse heretofore constructed and existing as such shall be made to conform with all the requirements and regulations set forth in this section.
(‘68 Code, § 4-805) (Ord. 113, passed 4-24-53) Penalty, see § 10.99