CHAPTER 6. Cold Storage

Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6.

§§ 112350–112495 · 30 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions §§ 112350–112380 · 7 sections

   • § 112350 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
   • § 112355 “Cold storage” means a place artificially refrigerated to a temperature above zero of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below. It does not include any place where food…
   • § 112360 “Cold stored” means the keeping of articles of food in cold storage for a period exceeding ten days.
   • § 112365 “Article of food” means any article of food used for human consumption. It includes fresh meat and fresh meat products (except in process of manufacture),…
   • § 112370 “Storer” means a person who offers articles of food for cold storage.
   • § 112375 This chapter does not apply to any cold storage or refrigerating plant or warehouse that is maintained or operated by a restaurant, hotel, exclusively…
   • § 112380 The term “locker plant” as used in this chapter shall mean any building or portion thereof that is artificially cooled to or below a temperature above zero of…
2. ARTICLE 2. Licenses §§ 112385–112410 · 6 sections

   • § 112385 Any person desiring to operate a cold storage or refrigerating warehouse for storing articles of food shall make application in writing to the board for a…
   • § 112390 On receipt of the application the board shall examine into the sanitary condition of the plant.
   • § 112395 If it finds the plant to be in a sanitary condition and otherwise properly equipped for the business of cold storage, the state department, upon the payment of…
   • § 112400 No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the operation of a cold storage or refrigerating warehouse for storing articles of food without having obtained…
   • § 112405 Each application for a license under this chapter shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50). Each license issued under this chapter shall expire on…
   • § 112410 The director shall keep a full and correct account of all fees received under this chapter. At least once each month he or she shall deposit all the fees with…
3. ARTICLE 3. Licensee Regulations §§ 112415–112430 · 4 sections

   • § 112415 If any place or portion of a place for which a license is issued is deemed by the department to be in an unsanitary condition, the department shall give…
   • § 112420 Upon failure of the licensee to correct the situation within a designated time the department shall prohibit the licensee from using the place or specified…
   • § 112425 Every licensee shall keep an accurate record of receipts and withdrawals of articles of food, and the department shall have free access to these records at any…
   • § 112430 When requested by the department or an agent thereof, any licensee shall within a reasonable time submit a report setting forth in itemized particulars the…
4. ARTICLE 4. General Regulations §§ 112435–112490 · 12 sections

   • § 112435 No storer shall place in cold storage any article of food whose keeping qualities have been impaired by disease, taint, or deterioration, or that has not been…
   • § 112440 Any article of food intended for use other than human consumption shall, before being cold stored, be marked by the owner in accordance with forms prescribed…
   • § 112445 Each separate lot of food, when deposited in cold storage, shall be marked plainly with the lot number covering that particular lot of articles of food…
   • § 112450 The department shall inspect and supervise all cold storage or refrigerating warehouses, and make the inspection of the entry of articles of food therein as it…
   • § 112455 The department and its duly authorized employees shall be permitted access to cold storage or refrigerating warehouses at all reasonable times for purposes of…
   • § 112460 The department may also appoint at the salary as it may designate, any person it deems qualified to make any inspection required by this chapter.
   • § 112465 No person shall keep any article of food in cold storage for more than twelve calendar months, except with the consent of the board. Thirty days prior to the…
   • § 112470 The department shall, upon application, grant permission to extend the period of storage beyond 12 months for a particular consignment of goods, if the goods…
   • § 112475 For the purpose of determining whether or not food locker plants come under the provisions of this chapter, the operators or owners of all such frozen food…
   • § 112480 Unless otherwise permitted by this article, it is unlawful to represent or advertise as fresh goods articles of food that have been placed in cold storage.…
   • § 112485 It is unlawful to return to cold storage any article of food that has once been released from such storage and placed on the market for sale to consumers.…
   • § 112490 The department may make regulations to secure the proper enforcement of this chapter, including regulations with respect to the sanitary preparation of…
5. ARTICLE 5. Violations § 112495 · 1 section

   • § 112495 Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or any rule or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, shall upon conviction be punished for…