The record-union., 1893-02-24
ORDINANCE NO. 80.
Concerning the Transporta-
ton, Care and Custody Of
Poultry, Calves, and Other
Live Animals Used for HUI
man Food.
r,HE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE

UNHE. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
L County of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful for any one
to tie. bind by the legs or wings, or Interock
the wings of any poultry for transportation
in this county, or for the keeping OF the same
in the markets, or elsewhere, or to contine
them in improperly or ill-constructed 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 to carry to or from market or
for the purpose of peddling or for any purpose
whatever, chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, or
other kinds of poultry used for human food
unless such fowl or poultry is confined in
eoops or cages of sufficient dimensions to COM
fortably and humanely accommodate such
fowl or poultry therein contained.
Section 3. The dimensions of the coops or
cages to be used in the transportation or con-
finement of poultry or fowls, for peddling
sale or delivery or otherwise handled as afore-
said, are hereby declared to be as follows:
For turkeys and geese not less than twenty
eghtt2S( inches in night in the clear.
For chickens and ducks not less than six
teen (16) 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 confiped
it is hereby made the duty of the person or
persons having them in charge to provide
such fowl and poultry with sufficient food and
fresh water and air.
Section 4. II shall be unlawful for any one
in this county transporting or carrying any
live calf, sheep, goat, hog, or other animal
used for human food, to bind or tie the feet of
such animal, or to transport or carry it in a
cruel or inhuman manner. But whoever has
the duty of transporting or carrying such ami
mails shall provide such ways and means for
such transportation or carriage as VIII most
effectually 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-
sions with proper compartments, to enable
said pens or crates to be covered with hay or
straw so 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 undi-
vided into compartments, a due regard being
had to the proper transportation of the hogs
so as TO avoid erowding too great number
into one pen.
Section 3. Every person convicted of vio-
lation of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be punished by a fine of not less than
five So nor more than one hundred (S1O0)
dollars, or by Imprisonment of not less than
two (2) nor more than nifty (5o) days. or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Section 6. This ordinance Shall take effect
ten days from ana after its passage.
Adopted February 16, 1898, by the votes of
Miller, Todd, Curtis. Jenkins and Morrison
]. NJ. MORRISON, Chairman
[sEAL.l Attest: W. b. HAMILTON, Clerk
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