A. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following words and terms used in this Part of the sanitary code, and all other Parts which are adopted or may be adopted, are defined for the purposes thereof as follows.
- Game Bird―includes, but is not limited to, quail, chukars, pheasants, guinea fowl and pigeons.
- LSPC—Louisiana State Plumbing Code, i.e., (Plumbing) of this Code (LAC 51:XIV).
- Meat Packing Plant―any establishment operating to manufacture, process, can or pack any meat product except those prepared from cattle, sheep, swine, goats, equines, chickens and turkeys.
- Offal―waste, especially from a butchered animal, including but not limited to bones, cartilage, fatty tissue and gristle.
- Poultry Processing Plant―any establishment operating to slaughter, manufacture, pack or prepare poultry or poultry products for human consumption, but shall not include plants processing chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
- Slaughter―any establishment operating to slaughter, manufacture, pack or prepare any meat for human consumption, except that it shall not apply to establishments slaughtering cattle, sheep, swine, goats, equines, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
- Small Animal―includes, but is not limited to, rabbits.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: The first source of authority for promulgation of the sanitary code is in R.S. 36:258.B, with more particular provisions found in Chapters 1 and 4 of Title 40. This Part is promulgated in accordance with specific provisions of R.S. 40: 4.A.(1 )(a), (6), (8) and 40:5.(5), (9). Also see R.S. 40:627.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1311 (June 2002), amended LR 38:2793 (November 2012).