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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE METHODS OF HANDLING DRESSED POULTRY BY
POULTRY COMMISSION HOUSES, RETAIL STORES, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND
CAFETERIAS, AND PROVIDING A FENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Little Rock;
Section 1. That all poultry sold or offered for sale in the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, must be in a thoroughly chilled condi-
tion when delivered to the consumer, except that vnhi c}� is slaughtered
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on soecial order of the consumer, ..tus . � nediately drawn and
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placed ill dry refrigeration or �iW "to the consumer with
the body heat retained. //
Section 2. Any establishment slaughtering poultr . where it
is to be sold to any retail store, hotel, restaurant, cafeteria or
other retail establishment in the City of Little Rock shall deliver
all poultry in a thoroughly chilled and prime condition.
Section 3. No poultry shall t;e sold or offered for sale
either by wholesaler or retailer which upon inspection or puncture
discloses any quantity of water or t_elatinous substance not commonly
found in such poultry, and an person who shall inject or cause to
be injected or otherwise inserted in any manner any such water or
other gelatinous substance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 4. That all scalded poultry sold in Little Rock
shall be immediately chilled after slaughter, by placing same in
ice water, the temperature of which shall not exceed 500 F at any
time, and said poultry shall remain therein until thoroughly chilled
but not to exceed six (6) hours for the specific purpose of removing
animal heat.
All semi - scalded poultry sold in Little Rock
shall be immediately chilled after slaughter by placing same in
dry refrigeration, the temperature of which shall not exceed 500 F
at an,, ti..,c, and shall remiain therein until thoroughly chilled.
Section 5. Upon receipt of any scalded or semi - scalded
undrawn poultry by any retail store, hotel, restaurant, cafeteria
or other retail establishment selling direct to the consumer, said
poultry shall be immediately placed in a refrigerated box with a
temperature not to exceed 480 F and kept therein until sold to the
consumer, and must not be placed in water.
Section 6. All dry picked poultry sold in Little Rock
shall be chilled rei th dry refrigeration only, and shall be thoroughly
chilled at the place of slaughtering, and shall never be placed in
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water for refrigerating or storing purposes.
Section 7. That where a market supervisor is employed by
any store or group of stores he shall be responsible to the Health
Department for the sanitary condition of the markets, the quality a,'Id
wholesomeness of the products handled, in any or all the markets
under his supervision, otherwise the local manager shall be re-
sponsible.
Section 8. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction in police court shall be fined not less than
five ($5.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.00) dollars for each
violation, and each day's violation shall be treated as a separate
offense.
Section 9. This ordinance being necessary for the pro-
tection of health of the citizens of Little Fock, an emergency is
declared and taxis ordinance shall be in force from and after its
passage.
Passed
ATTEST
-a CITY OF LITTLE ROCK
1
Date
w ROLL CALL —CITY COUNCIL — OFFICIAL YEAR 1932 -1933
Names of Alderme
Votes
II
WARDS Long Term First
Aye I No
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- -- Terral, Floyd
IRS RD
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Q' Leiser, H. G.
SECOND WARD Tuohey, J. H.
ARD
URTH WA Winder, Ray
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Olive, A.
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FIFTH WARD Turner, Roy C.
Duttlinger, C. H.
WARD,
Wherry, Geo. R.
S VENTH WARD Adams, George G.
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Conner, Mrs. C. C.
EIGHTH WARD
Fisher, Merlin
- Scougale, A.
W ARD
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OF
office
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II
CITY
M ENTSHEADS
Phon
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MAYOR
Horace A. Knowlton I�
4- 16 —
- - - - -- -C_ITY TREASURER II
4 -2020 II
Oscar D. Hadfield
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
II
4 -3886 II
Harper E. Harb
Harp
CITY ATTORNEY
II
4 -1123 II
Linwood L. Brickhouse
CITY CLERK
1�
9613 II
John L. Krumm
CITY COLLECTOR ��
4 -1278 Ii
James Lawson
CHIEF OF POLICE �i
4 -1234 II
J. L. Bennett
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT li
4 -2851 II
Charles S. Hafer
CITY HEALTH OFFICER II
II
5402 II
Dr. V. T. Webb
—II
CITY VETERINARIAN I�
5402 II
Dr. T. M. Dick
MIL K AND DAIRY INSPECTOR III
5402
Geo. D. Ellis
CHIEF FOOD INSPECTOR i�
5402 II
Ewell Hopkins
MEAT INSPECTOR II
II 6485 �I
A. F. Coots
- -- PLUMBING INSPECTOR
Ij 4 -3000 II
E. L. Gruber
CITY ELECTRICIAN
Lester E. Newland
II II
I I 4 -3508
CITY ENGINEER
II 4 -3000 1I
W. H. Marak
SUPT. PARKS AND SANITATION
II 6813 II
II
R. C. Rudisill _
SUPT. CITY HOSPITAL
iL 7161 II
H. K. Ford
CITY LIBRARIAN