LAC 51:XI.101. Definitions [formerly paragraph 11:001]

A. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following words and terms used in this Part of the sanitary code and all other Parts which are adopted or may be adopted, are defined for the purposes thereof as follows. Animal―all animals, any part of the body of which is used as food for human consumption and, insofar as these regulations relate to sanitation of premises or to spread of any communicable disease dangerous to man, shall also include dogs, donkeys and other similar livestock. Fowl―all poultry, ducks, geese, turkeys, or game birds used as food for human consumption, and parrots or other birds capable of spreading any disease dangerous to man. Nuisance―a source of inconvenience, annoyance, vexation; bother. Offal―waste, especially of a butchered animal. Rendering Plant―any establishment equipped to cook and make innocuous any animal or fowl dead from any cause, or any offal from a slaughter house, abattoir, or butcher shop.