§ 7-40-075 — Condition of meat
Municipal Code of Chicago (2026 S-74, current through Council Journal of June 17, 2026) · Municipal Code of Chicago § 7-40-075
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7-40-075 Condition of meat.
No person shall bring or cause to be brought into or sold in any public or private market within the city any meat or any dead animal, the flesh of which is intended to be used for food, until such meat or such dead animal shall have been fully and properly cooled and until all blood shall have ceased dripping therefrom. Nor shall any person bring or cause to be brought into any such public or private market in the city any dead animal intended to be used for food unless the hide, horns, feet, head and entrails shall have been removed therefrom, nor bring or cause to be brought into such market any gut fat or any unwholesome or offensive matter or thing; provided, that this section shall not be construed as relating to poultry, game or fish. (Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 6-10-96, p. 23652)
