SANITATION
§ 1.51. General requirements for official establishments.
(a) Lighting and ventilation. There shall be abundant light of good quality and well distributed, and sufficient ventilation for all rooms and compartments to insure sanitary conditions.
(b) Plumbing. There shall be an efficient drainage and plumbing system for the establishment and premises, and all drains and gutters shall be properly installed with traps and vents approved by the officer in charge.
(c) Interior construction. The floors, walls, ceilings, partitions, posts, doors and other parts of all structures shall be of such materials, construction and finish as will make them susceptible of being readily and thoroughly cleaned. The floors shall be kept watertight. The rooms and compartments used for edible product shall be separate and distinct from those used for inedible product.
(d) Rails. Rails shall be located and passageway space provided so that exposed product does not come in contact with posts, walls and other fixed parts of the building, or with barrels, boxes and other containers trafficked through holding and operating areas. Exposed product shall not be placed or stored beneath carcasses in coolers or holding areas.
(e) Dust and odors. The rooms and compartments in which any product is prepared or handled shall be free from dust and from odors from dressing and toilet rooms, catch basins, hide cellars, casing rooms, inedible tank and fertilizer rooms, and livestock pens.
(f) Dogs and cats. Dogs and cats shall be excluded from the interior of official establishments but dogs may be permitted on the outer premises for guard purposes.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.2 (relating to application of inspection requirements); 7 Pa. Code § 1.11 (relating to general); 7 Pa. Code § 1.57 (relating to specific sanitary accommodations); and 7 Pa. Code § 1.195 (relating to marks for postmortem inspections; inspection of unacceptable equipment and facilities).
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