The Globe-republican., 1891-04-01
MEAT Rsspecrloh.

AdMtioaal 11les For the Inspection q
observation-disclosures Houses to He
Numbered and Healthy Csrcasses Tagged
BY Governments O@eisls.
WASHINGTON. March 27-The follow
ing rules and regulations. being addi-
tional to those made under IN act Of
of congress of August last are pre-
scribed by the secretary of agriculture
for the inspection Of live cattle, hogs
and their carcasses:
The proprietors of slaughter houses.
canning, sailing. packing or rendering
establishments engaged in the slaughter
of cattle, sheep or swine, the carcasses
OK products of which are to become sub
jects of interstate or foreign commerce.
will make application in writing to the
secretary of agriculture for inspection Of
animals and their products, stating
the location and address Of the slauSht-
ter house or other establishments, the
kind of. animals slaughtered. the esti-
mated number of animals slaughtered
per week and the character and guam
tity of the products to go into inter
state or foreign commerce from the cs-
Enlistment; and the applicants shall
agree TO strictly conform with all reg
ulations or orders that may be made by
the secretary of agriculture in carrying
on the work Of inspection at his estab-
lishment.
The secretary. upon receipt Of the
application, will give the establishment
an official number. by which all its in
spected products will thereafter be
known. and this number will be used
both by the inspectors of the depart
ment Of agriculture and by the owners
of the establishment
The secretary will appoint a veterin-
airy inspector to take charge of the ex-
animation and inspection of animals
and their products for each establish
ment which has been officially num-
bered. The inspector appointed and
all employees under his direction shall
have full and free access ut all times to
all parts of the building or buildings
used in the slaughter of live animals
and the conversion of their carcases
into food products.
The veterinary inspector in charge Of
the establishment will carefully inspect
all animals in the pens of the establish
ment about to be slaughtered, and no
animal shall be allowed to pass the
slaughtering room until it has been SO
inspected. Whenever any animal is
found on inspection to be diseased, the
animal shall be condemned by the in
spector. and the owner shall at once re-
move it from the premises and dispose
of it in such manner as may be provided
BY the laws of the state.
The veterinary inspector, or his as
sistants, shall carefully inspect at times
of slaughter all animals slaughtered at
said establishments and make a post
morte;n report of the same t. the de-
partment Should the carcass of any
animal on pOst-mortem examination be
found to be diseased and unfit for hui
man food, the carcass SHAY at once be
removed from the establishment under
the supervision of the inspector and be
disposed Of in the manner provided by
the laws of the state where slaughtered.
The carcasses of the cattle which
leave an establishment as dressed beef
will be stamped with a numbered
stamp, issued by the department of
agriculture, by the inspector and a
record will be sent to the department at
Washington
Each and every article of food prod
ucts made from the carcasses of ami
mails inspected will be labeled or marked
in such manner as the owner of the as
tablishment may direct.
The inspection of swine for export or
inter state trade will be conducted IN
the same manner as prescribed in the
foregoing rules, with the addition how
ever, that a microscopic examination
for trichina will be required for all
swine products.
The inspector in charge of the slaugh-
tering or other establishments will is
sue a certificate of inspection for all
carcasses of animals or food products
which are to be exported into foreign
countries, which certificate will cite the
number of factory and the name of the
owner, the date of inspection and the
name of the consignee to which the
same is to be exported The certificate
will also contain the numbers of the
stamps attached to the articles to be
exported.