Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part VI - Manufacturing, Processing, Packing and Holding of Food, Drugs and Cosmetics
Chapter 1 - General Regulations, Definitions, Permits, Registration, Machinery, Equipment and Utensils, Premises and Buildings, Temperature Control
Section VI-121 - By-Products and Waste Material [formerly paragraph 6:033]

A. By-products to be used for ensilage should be put in silos, but if stacked in the open at the factory, a foundation of concrete or other impervious material shall be provided to prevent soil pollution.

B. [formerly paragraph 6:034] Drainage must be provided to take care of ensilage juices. Drains shall be of size and construction as specified in Table 725.A.1, "Building Drains and Sewers," of the LSPC.

C. [formerly paragraph 6:035] Cribbing shall be provided for all open stacks of refuse to ensure retention of the material on the foundation.

D. [formerly paragraph 6:036] All waste material such as waste peas, trimmings from vegetables and other waste products shall be separated from the waste or wash water and conveyed to silo or stacked or removed from the premises daily.

E. [formerly paragraph 6:037] Covered gutters or drains that can be easily cleaned and kept in efficient operating condition shall be provided within the building for collecting and conducting waste or wash water to a dump or drainage pit, which shall be provided with a suitable screen or separator for removing all coarse waste material from the water.