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As to the conduct of the business of a Slaughterer of Cattle.
Cattle keeping.
i—The occupier of a slaughterhouse shall not keep, or
permit to be kept, any cattle in the premises, except for
the time absolutely necessary, previous to slaughter; or
permit to be slaughtered therein any animal that is not
intended or fit to be used for human food.
Exclusion of
fowls, pigs, dogs,
&c.
2.—The occupier shall not keep, or permit to be kept,
any fowl, pig, or other animal used for human food (except
cattle about to be slaughtered), in or about the premises ;
nor shall keep, or permit to be kept, any dog thereon.
Inhabited rooms
B 3.—The occupier shall not allow any room situated
over a slaughterhouse to be inhabited under any pretext
whatsoever.
Use of Slaughter
houses.
4.—The occupier shall not allow the slaughterhouse
to be used for any purpose other than that for which it is
licensed, nor any slaughtering to be conducted within
public view.
Removal of
manure,
garbage, &c,
5.—The occupier shall provide and keep a sufficient
number of tubs, boxes, or vessels, formed out of proper
non-absorbent materials, with tight and close-fitting covers
thereto, for the purpose of receiving and conveying away
all manure, garbage, offal, and filth ; and shall in all cases,
immediately after the killing and dressing of any cattle,
cause all such manure, garbage, offal, and filth, to be
placed in such tubs, boxes and vessels ; and shall cause
Removal of
blood
all the blood arising from the slaughtering of cattle to be
put into separate tubs or vessels formed with the like
materials as above, with close-fitting covers, and every
such tub, box, and vessel, together with their contents, to
be removed from the premises within twenty-four hours.
"Walls and roofs,
6.—The occupier shall keep the inner walls of every
slaughterhouse always thorougly clean and in good order
and repair, and shall cause the internal surface of the
roof and upper portions of the walls to be thoroughly
washed with quicklime, at least once in every three
months.