TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE
CHAPTER 6-300. FOOD
§6-306. Meat and Meat Products.
(1) Slaughter of Animals.
(a) No animal shall be
slaughtered for sale for human consumption except in a food establishment which
complies with the applicable requirements of this Code and such regulations as
the Board may prescribe for ante-mortem or post-mortem
inspection.
(b) Every ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection required
by the Board shall be made by inspectors approved by the Department. If such
inspectors find after due inspection or inspections that:
(.1) the
animal or any part thereof is fit for human consumption, they shall affix to
each and every primal part of the carcass thereof which is fit for human
consumption such mark, stamp or other designation of approval as the Board may
by regulation prescribe;
(.2) the animal or any part thereof is
adulterated, they shall forthwith cause it to be condemned as provided in §
6-304.
(c) Where ante-mortem or post-mortem inspections are required by
the Board, no person shall sell any meat or meat products for human consumption
unless it is first inspected and approved as provided in §
6-306(1)(b)(.1).
(d) No person shall handle, skin, butcher, cut up,
dress, or prepare any adulterated meat or meat products in any part of any food
establishment where animals are slaughtered, dressed, or prepared for human
food.
(2) Shellfish.
(a) Shellfish shall be handled, shucked,
stored, washed, packed and repacked in accordance with such regulations as the
Board may prescribe to assure their cleanliness and
wholesomeness.
(b) All lots of shellfish, except those which are
completely sterilized, shall originate from sources approved by the United
States Public Health Service and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and shall be
plainly marked with the name of the packer or shipper, their source, the time
when they were gathered and packed and such further information as the Board may
by regulation prescribe to insure their cleanliness and
wholesomeness.