The secretary shall cause to be made, from time to time, an examination and inspection of the sanitary conditions existing in all licensed establishments, warehouses, or transportation vehicles and the conditions under which carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products are handled, transported or stored by licensees. The board shall, by rule or regulation, prescribe minimum standards with regard to the sanitary conditions existing in licensed establishments or transport vehicles and the conditions under which carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products are handled, transported or stored by licensees.
N.J.S. § 24:16B-31