[Adopted 12-20-1960 by Ord. No. 3319 as Article 5 of Chapter 18 of the Revised Ordinances of
the City of Clifton, New Jersey, 1960]
A.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH or DEPARTMENT
HORSEMEAT or HORSEFLESH
As used in this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The Department of Health of the city, or its Health Officer
or other official representatives of the city.
The flesh of the equine animal family.
B.
When construing and enforcing the provisions of this
article, the act, omission or failure of any employee, officer, agent
or other person acting for or employed by any individual, partnership,
corporation, company, society or association within the scope of his
employment of office shall in every case also be deemed to be the
act, omission or failure of such individual, partnership, corporation,
company, society or association, as well as that of the person who
actually violates any of the provisions of this article.
No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale
or in anywise aid in the selling or the offering or exposing for sale,
or distribute or in anywise aid in the distribution, or have in possession
with intent to sell or distribute, any horseflesh without first having
obtained a written permit therefor from the Department of Health.
This permit shall be granted only upon written application.
No wholesale dealer shall sell horseflesh to
any retailer unless said person shall present a card of authority
to purchase horseflesh issued by the Department of Health. Said card
of authority shall be issued after an inspection of the retailer's
place of business reveals that he has and is complying with the provisions
of this article.
No person shall sell, or offer or expose for
sale, or in anywise aid in the selling or offering or exposing for
sale, or distribute or in anywise aid in the distribution or have
in possession with intent to sell or distribute any horseflesh unless
every carcass, piece and parcel thereof shall have conspicuously attached
thereto a label or tag not less than three inches wide and four inches
long on which shall be printed or stamped, in letters not less than
one inch in height, the word "Horseflesh."
Wherever horseflesh is held, stored or offered
for sale in any box or case or on any counter, shelf or block, all
tags or stamped surfaces shall be so displayed as to be easily read
by the public.
No person shall erase, cancel, obliterate, deface,
cover, remove or alter any brand, tag, label or other markings required
by any provision of this article to be attached or affixed to any
carcass, piece or parcel or horsemeat or any package or container
of horsemeat.
No horseflesh shall be sold, held, offered for
sale or distributed in the city except horseflesh slaughtered under
the inspection of the United States Department of Agriculture and
bearing its official inspection stamp.
No horseflesh shall be permitted for sale in
the city unless it has been slaughtered at a slaughterhouse inspected
and approved by the City Department of Health. All slaughterhouses
slaughtering horseflesh offered for sale in the city shall permit
inspection of their plants at any time by the inspectors of the City
Department of Health. A veterinarian shall be on the killing floor
of the slaughterhouse at all times during the killing of every animal.
The veterinarian shall inspect every animal both by antemortem and
postmortem inspection in accordance with the regulations of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The premises used for the preparation, storage
or sale of horsemeat shall be used for such purpose exclusively. No
entrance to nor exit from said premises shall lead directly into or
be connected with any other place of business or other establishment.
A.
There shall be displayed conspicuously in every shop
selling horseflesh a sign at least eight feet long and two feet wide,
upon which shall be printed in letters not less than six inches in
height and four inches in width the words "Horseflesh Sold Here."
The store window shall be lettered with letters not less than 1 1/2
inches in height and one inch in width, the words "Horseflesh Sold
Here."
B.
The owner of any restaurant or food-handling establishment
selling or serving cooked or prepared horsemeat, or any food products
containing horsemeat, shall conspicuously display a sign in each room
where such food is sold or served, containing the words "Horsemeat
Served Here" or "Horsemeat Sold Here," as the case may be, in letters
not less than four inches in height. If menu cards are used, any food
containing horsemeat shall be so designated on the menu card.
Every establishment used for the sale, preparation
for sale or storage of horseflesh shall be equipped with proper refrigerating
facilities. All tags or stamped surfaces of horseflesh shall be plainly
visible at all times to any inspector entering the icebox.
The premises used for the preparation, storage
or sale of horsemeat shall be provided with a proper toilet, washing
facilities and an abundant supply of running water.
Box lunches containing cooked or prepared horsemeat
or food products made in whole or in part from horsemeat shall bear
a conspicuous label printed or stamped on the top or sides of the
outside of the container in letters not less than one inch in height
with the words "Ingredients in This Package Contain Horsemeat."
A.
No provisions manufacturer shall be permitted to manufacture
provisions from horseflesh on any premises used for the manufacturing
of provisions from other food animals.
B.
No manufacturer shall be permitted to use the flesh
of horses with other food animals in the manufacture of their products.
C.
No manufacturer shall manufacture provisions from
horseflesh without a permit therefor issued by the Department of Health.
Every manufacturer whose product is made of horseflesh shall stamp
every article so as to comply with N.J.S.A. 24:5-21.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 24:5-21 was repealed
by Chapter 105 of the Laws of 1968. For current statutory provisions,
see N.J.S.A. 24:16B-1 et seq., the New Jersey Meat and Poultry Inspection
Act.
D.
Every manufacturer of provisions manufactured from
horseflesh shall in all advertising state conspicuously that the product
is manufactured from horseflesh.
No person shall transport horseflesh in any
vehicle while transporting any other animal flesh.
A.
Horseflesh prepared or sold for other than human consumption
shall be packed in containers and shall be conspicuously labeled "Horsemeat
Not for Human Consumption."
B.
Horsemeat sold for other than human consumption shall
not be kept, stored, offered for sale or sold from any premises maintained
where horseflesh is offered for sale or sold for human consumption.
The permit issued by the Department of Health
for the sale or processing and the card of authority for the purchasing
of horseflesh shall be revocable for the violation of any of the provisions
of this article.
[Amended 5-9-1969 by Ord. No. 3912; 3-17-1970 by Ord. No. 3969]
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or both.
