2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 19.32.100: Equipment — Operation — Controls — Temperatures.

Every operator of a refrigerated locker plant shall provide a complete refrigeration system with adequate capacity and accurate and reliable controls for the maintenance of the following uniform temperatures of the various refrigerated rooms if provided, under extreme conditions of outside temperatures and under peak load conditions in the normal operation of the plant. The temperatures of the following rooms shall not exceed:

     (1) Chill room, temperatures within two degrees (Fahrenheit) plus or minus of thirty-five degrees (Fahrenheit) with a tolerance of ten degrees (Fahrenheit) after fresh food is put in for chilling;

     (2) Sharp freeze room, sharp freeze compartments, temperatures of minus ten degrees (Fahrenheit) or lower, or temperatures of zero degrees (Fahrenheit) or lower when forced air circulation is employed, with a tolerance of ten degrees (Fahrenheit) for either type of installation after fresh food is put in for freezing;

     (3) Locker room temperatures of zero degrees (Fahrenheit) with a tolerance of twelve degrees (Fahrenheit) plus.

[1943 c 117 § 9; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6294-133.]