chandigarh the bjp government in haryana has made it mandatory for the meat shops to display on a board whether they are selling halal meat or jhatka they will also have to display name of the animal whose meat is being sold on the counterdoing away with the prevalent practice the government has said that meat shop would not be allowed slaughtering of animals there it should be done only in a place designated by the municipal body meat shops will also have to display details of the place where the animal was slaughtered it has been specified that no meat shop should be near to any religious or educational institutionin all the urban local bodies department has imposed 21 conditions on meat shops to be eligible for licence the move is set to make a significant impact on the livelihood of small time butchers and change the way the trade is done in the state now it will be mandatory for meat shops to keep a deep freezer for storage of meat it is now compulsory for the meat shops to have floor made of bricks or stone or cement and walls as well as the ceiling should be plastered and lime washedthe government data shows that after issuing notices to unlicensed meat shops operating under 81 municipal bodies as many as 816 such establishment which were not fulfilling conditions have been closed since may 15 gurugram was the worst sufferer where all the 550 meat shops were closed now licences would only be issued after inspection of meat shops by the respective municipal authoritiesaccording to the new conditions all implements used in the meat cutting process are required to be washed in the sink in the meat shop premises and no washing shall be thrown or allowed to be thrown on any public passage pavement or in drain no person would be allowed to sell or prepare or expose meat for sale in the premises other than those licensed by the municipal bodies also there should not be direct link between the meat shops and any room used for living and sleepingwhats more as and when the licensing officer after deputy commissioners approval declares any day as nonmeat day all licensed meat shops will have to remain closed