P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 6.3.1.7 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

6.3.1.7. Compulsory equipment: Every slaughtering must include the following equipment:

(a)  a metal hoist;

(b)  a metal restraining cage for holding cattle and horses;

(c)  gambrels;

(d)  a pressurized washing booth for bovine and horses’ heads;

(e)  a boning table and a support for the inspection of bovine and horses’ heads;

(f)  a table or trolley for the inspection of pig, calf and sheep viscera;

(g)  a table or trolley for the inspection of bovine and horses’ viscera;

(h)  pressurized washing appliances for carcasses;

(i)  weighing scales on a rail;

(j)  in the bleeding and evisceration areas, 2 pedal-operated sinks, 2 sterilizers for knives and 1 sterilizer for saws or 1 pressurized hot water appliance to wash saws;

(k)  an electric appliance for stamping offal;

(l)  barrels made of material resistant to handling and corrosion;

(m)  in the case of hog slaughtering, a scalding tank, a bristle remover, a shackling table and a singeing device.

The equipment mentioned in subparagraphs c, e, f, g and j of the first paragraph must be of stainless steel or galvanized metal.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-29, r. 1, s. 6.3.1.7.