Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health
Chapter 23 - Rendering Plants; Waste Food Processing; Garbage Disposal
Section XXI-2301 - Rendering Plant (Formerly Section 119)
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXI-2301
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Permit
1. No person shall operate a rendering plant
without first obtaining a permit to operate from the board.
2. Upon receipt of application for permit,
the board shall make a thorough inspection of the rendering plant, its
equipment and general sanitation. If found satisfactory, the board shall issue
to the applicant a permit to operate.
3. The permit shall be issued to the person
responsible for the operation of the rendering plant and shall not be
transferable.
4. The management
shall furnish, upon request, to the board an up-to-date list of establishments
from which dead animals or animal by-products are regularly
collected.
B. Vehicles and Containers
1. Vehicles and containers
used in the transportation of dead animals or offal used in a rendering plant
shall meet the following requirements.
a. The
body of the vehicle used to transport carcasses must be constructed of, or
lined with, metal in such a way it is water-tight, and no leakage or drainage
may escape from the vehicle.
b. The
body of the vehicle shall have sides constructed of, or lined with, metal and
shall not be less than 24 inches high to prevent the escape of any
material.
2. Any vehicle
used for hauling dead animals or offal shall be provided with a tarpaulin or
other covering or be so constructed so as to shut off from view all such dead
animals or offal, and said conveyance shall not stop by the way unless detained
by unavoidable circumstances.
3.
All vehicles and containers shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after
each trip with a disinfectant approved by the board or by live steam.
C. General Sanitation. General sanitation in the operation of a rendering plant shall meet the following requirements.
1. Incoming dead animals, offal
and all other rendering material shall be processed immediately.
2. The finished products shall be handled and
stored in such a manner as to avoid contamination.
3. Disposal of waste materials shall be done
in a satisfactory manner.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2093 and R.S. 3:2131.
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