(a) Each applicant for a license to operate a custom livestock slaughterhouse or a meat processing establishment shall submit copies of plans, in triplicate, drawn to scale, not necessarily blueprints, and with specifications detailing the finish of all walls, floors, ceilings, doors, and door casings; ceiling heights; dimensions of doorways; diameter of floor drains and principal drainage lines; and slope of window sills. The plans shall show the locations of features such as walls, windows, doorways, principal pieces of equipment, floor drains, principal drainage lines, lavatories, hand washing basins, hose connections for cleanup purposes, and conveyor rails. The plans shall indicate the use of each room of the establishment. There shall also be a plot plan, drawn to scale, showing features such as the limits of the establishment's premises, locations in outline of buildings on the premises, cardinal points of the compass, locations of wells, locations of septic tanks and lagoons, and roadways and railroads serving the establishment.

(b) Each applicant for a license to operate a custom livestock slaughterhouse or a meat processing establishment shall submit, along with the plans described in subsection (a) of this section, a completed MPES Form 79-039 (Rev. 10/11), General Facility Notes. The applicant shall also submit a completed MPES Form 79-002A (Rev. 09/11), Custom Livestock Slaughter or Meat Processing Plant License Application. Applicants for licensure and renewal shall submit the fees required by sections 19010 and 19011 of the Food and Agricultural Code.

(c) Each applicant for a license to operate a custom livestock slaughterhouse or a meat processing establishment shall submit official results of tests for potability of the establishment's water supply provided by the California Department of Health Services, from an agency or laboratory approved by the California Department of Health Services, or laboratory of the Department.

(d) Persons intending new construction or major reconstruction may request information about plans, construction, and equipment from the Branch before submitting plans. Upon request, the Branch will provide the Meat Processing Establishment Plan Guidelines (Rev. 9/04), the Custom Livestock Slaughterhouse Plan Guidelines (Rev. 9/04), the Meat Processing Establishment Construction and Equipment Guidelines (Rev. 9/04), or the Custom Livestock Slaughterhouse Construction Guidelines (Rev. 9/04).

(e) The Department shall provide a written notice to each applicant granted approval and licensure, specifying the establishment to which the same applies.

(f) Each applicant shall provide written acknowledgement, such as a use permit, from the local zoning authority, that shows the zoning authority is aware of and approves the operation of a custom livestock slaughterhouse or a meat processing establishment at the proposed location.