PART III. 
LICENSING



 



§161-11  Certificate of sanitation.  The
board may issue certificates of sanitation to poultry slaughterhouses and
poultry processors which are subject to this chapter and which meet minimum
sanitary specifications required for (1) the slaughtering of poultry for use of
the poultry or poultry products in intrastate commerce, and (2) for the
processing, transporting, storing, and handling of poultry or poultry products
in intrastate commerce.  The board may adopt rules subject to chapter 91
governing the minimum sanitary specifications and prescribing forms, requiring
reports, and providing for periodic renewals of certificates of sanitation.



Notwithstanding any requirement under this
chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter which require the renovation or
upgrading of the physical facilities of poultry slaughterhouses or poultry
processors in order to obtain a certificate of sanitation, the board, as of
July 1, 1970, shall continue to issue certificates of sanitation to poultry
slaughterhouses and poultry processors now licensed by the State, and shall
allow them to continue their operations; provided that the facilities of the
poultry slaughterhouses and poultry processors shall be sanitary and that the
products which emerge from their respective operations are wholesome, not
adulterated, and fit for human consumption; and provided further that upon the
sale or transfer of any of the foregoing businesses, the person to whom the
business is transferred shall be required to meet all of the requirements of
this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. [L 1969, c 212, §7; am L
1993, c 92, §3]