§ 12-281. Meat, poultry and fish.

(a)

A person commits an offense if the person slaughters or causes to be slaughtered any animal intended for consumption by the person or the person's household, non-paying guests, or employees.

(b)

A person commits an offense if the person erects, maintains, or uses any structure, enclosure, or other place as a slaughterhouse for the purpose of slaughtering animals intended for human consumption.

(c)

Exception: In a prosecution of subsection (a) or (b) of this section, it is an exception that the slaughter was performed on non-residential premises which has at the time of the slaughter a current, valid permit issued by the United States Department of Agriculture or the state department of health to slaughter animals for human consumption.

(d)

Exemptions: Fish and other seafood products that are intended for human consumption are exempt from subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(e)

Meat, poultry, fish, and seafood shall not be refrigerated on ice not drained.

(f)

From the time it is shipped until the time it is sold, fish and seafood intended for human consumption shall be refrigerated to a temperature of 34 degrees Fahrenheit or less.

(g)

The processing and packaging of meat or poultry shall be conducted in a refrigerated room:

(1)

Where the temperature is kept at 50 degrees Fahrenheit or less; or

(2)

Which, along with processing equipment, undergoes a mid-shift clean up after four hours of operation.

(h)

A person commits an offense if the person owns or operates a food establishment that is in violation of subsection (e), (f), or (g) of this section.

(Code 1994, § 6.215; Ord. No. 372, § 1, 6-14-2004)