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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 221.080: Refrigeration system -- Required temperatures.

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  1. KRS Chapter 221

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, u nder

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, temperature within two (2) degrees Fahrenheit, plus or minus, of thirty-

five (35) degrees Fahrenheit with a tolerance of ten (10) degrees Fahrenheit after

fresh food is put in for chilling;

(2) Sharp freeze room, sharp freeze compartments, temperatures of minus ten ( -10)

degrees Fahrenheit or lower, or temperatures of zero (0) degrees Fahrenheit or lower

when forced air circulation is employed, with a tolerance of ten (10) degrees

Fahrenheit for either type of installation after fresh food is put in for freezing;

(3) Locker room temperature of zero (0) degrees Fahrenh eit with a tolerance of twelve

(12) degrees Fahrenheit plus.

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