Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19-13-B78 - Slaughterhouses regulated

Every slaughterhouse or place where the business of slaughtering beef, poultry or swine, or preparing the same for market, is carried on, and the implements, utensils and appliances used therein, shall at all times be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

(a) Hogs prohibited. No hogs shall be kept in connection with or within five hundred feet of such slaughterhouse.

(b) Disposal of offal and refuse. All offal, refuse and waste material shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner within twenty-four hours after slaughtering.

(c) Water supply. An adequate water supply, both hot and cold, shall be provided and arranged so as to permit a thorough washing of walls, floors and equipment of the slaughterhouse.

(d) Disposal of fat and bones. All bones and fat shall be placed in covered containers and removed from the slaughtering room within twenty-four hours.

(e) Hides and pelts. Hides or pelts shall not be stored on the floor of any room used for slaughtering, storing or preparing meats or meat food products.

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Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19-13-B78