[Code 1964, § 15-91]
The business of bone crushing; bone boiling; bone grinding;
bone or shell burning; lime making; horse skinning; cow skinning;
glue making from any part of dead animals; gut cleaning; hide curing;
fat rendering; boiling of fish, swill or offal; heating, drying or
storing of blood, scrap, fat, grease or other offensive matter or
of offensive vegetable matter or manufacturing materials for manure
or fertilizer shall not be carried on in the City without a permit
issued by the Board of Health or carried on otherwise than in accordance
with the terms of the permit and with regulations of the Board.
[Code 1964, § 15-93]
(a)
Cleanliness. Every establishment subject to the requirements
of this article shall be kept clean and wholesome and shall be so
conducted in every particular as not to be offensive or prejudicial
to life or health.
(b)
Residuum. All scrap or residuum after use in the trade or business
shall be dried or otherwise treated so as to effectually and permanently
deprive the material of offensive odors.
(c)
Dust, fumes or odors. All dust, gases, fumes, vapors or offensive
odors must be cared for by destruction, condensation or other effective
means and not allowed to escape into the outside air.
(d)
Floors and sewers or cesspools. In every establishment the floors
shall be smooth and watertight and must be kept clean and sanitary
and in good repair. Where required, the floors shall be properly graded
and drained into properly trapped sewer connected drains. Where no
sewer is available, a properly constructed watertight cesspool or
a leaching cesspool, under permit from the County Department of Health,
must be provided.
(e)
Walls. The walls of every establishment shall be of smooth hard
material and shall be kept in good repair and painted when so ordered
by the Department of Health.
(f)
Containers. All containers for holding the material in use in
the premises shall be metal or metal-lined except where material so
handled precludes the use of metal in any form.
(g)
Lighting. All rooms or places in which the business is conducted
shall be properly and adequately lighted.
(h)
Sinks and water. Suitable sinks with running water shall be
provided in establishments. In addition, running hot water and hose
connections shall be provided in the establishment whenever the Department
of Health shall so order.
(i)
Water closets. In every establishment, suitable and sufficient
water closets shall be provided for the use of the persons engaged
in the establishment. The water closets shall be in compartments ventilated
to the external air.
(j)
Ventilation. All parts of establishments shall be properly ventilated.
