The record-union., 1893-03-04
rIlHE BOARD OF suPERvIsORs oF TIE

FINHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
1 County of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section /. It shall be unlawful for any one
10 tie. bind by the legs or wings. or interlock
the wings OF any poultry for transportation
In this county, or for the keeping OF the same
in the markets. or elsewhere or to coniine
them in improperly or Demonstrated cOops
or cages or otherwise than as hereinafter pro
vided by this ordinance.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any one
to transport or 10 carry to or from market, or
for the purpose of peddling or tor any purpose
whatever, chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, or
other Kinds OF poultry used Tor human food,
unless such 1oWl or poultry is confined in
cOOliS cages OF sufficient diIneusiO to COM
iorlably and humanely &C, ofa1nodate such
fowl or poultry therein contained.
Section 3. The dimensions Of the cOops or
cages to be used in the transportation or con-
sale or delivery or otherwise handled as aiore-
said, are hereby declared to be as follows:
For turkeys and geese not less than twenty
eight t2S) inches in hight in the clear
For chickens and ducks not less than six
teen Il o. inches in hight in the clear.
said coops or cages shall be SO constructed
that the poultry or fowls therein confined
shall have ample room in which to stand
comfortably, without crowding; no one OF
such coops or cages shall contain more than
twenty-four such fowls in one compartment.
While fowls and poultry are thus confined
it Is hereby made tine duty OF the person or
persons having them in charge to provide
such fowl and poultry with sufficient food and
fresh water ana air.
Section 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any one
III LliS county IItlilSDOE OF carrying any
live calf, sheep, goat, hog, CT other animal
used for human food, TO bind or tic the feet OF
such animal or TO transport or carry IL in q
cruel or lnhuman manner. But whoever has
the duty of transporting or carrying such ann
mails shall provide such ways and means for
such transportation or carriage as will most
e1iectually protect said animals from injury
and suffering.
For the purposes OF this section il is hereby
made the duty OF persons transporting or car
rying the animals in this section enumerated,
/ TO construct pens or crates of sufficient dimen-
stons, with proper compartments To enable
salc animals to maintain standing position,
said pens or crates to he covered with hay or
/ straw 50 that such animals may lie down with
comfort; provided, however, that this pro-
vision as 10 compartments shall not apply TO
the transportation Of hogs, which ANIMALS
/ may be transported in pens or crates undt-
! Vided into compartments a due regard being
/ had to the proper transportation OF the hogs
! so as to avoid crowding too great number
/ into one pen.
! Section 3. Every person convicted of vio-
/ ation of the provisions OF this ordinance
| shall be punished BY fine OF not less than
| five So nor more than one hundred (SiOO)
dollars or by Imprisonment OF not less than
| two q nor more than fifty (oo) days, or BY
! both such fine and imprisonment.
| Section 6. This ordinance snail take effect
| ten days from ana after its passage.
| Adopted February 16, 1898, by the votes OF
| Miller Todd Curtis. Jenkins and Morrison.
J. NJ. MORRISON, Chairman.
! tsEAL.I Attest: w. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.