The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-25
INSPECTOR oF MEATS.
City Council VIII Be Asked to Name
an officer.

great approve VI the Dlll ldSoGu ny |
the recent legislature whose provisions !
viii prevent he exposure for sale of |
unwholesome meats in cities having |
a population of 10000 inhabitants or |
over. OF course it viii cut off the |
farmer butchered" meats. unless the !
cattle have first been inspected on the !
hoof and subsequently in the shambles. |
but such was one of the objects of the !
act. The bill provides that the city !
council shall appoint an inspector and /
on Tuesday night the matter will be /
brought II the attention of the council |
by numerously signed petition. The |
full text of the measure is as follows: !
Be it enacted by the Governor and Leg !
islative Assembly of the Territory of
Utah
Section l. The office of meat in
spector is hereby created for cities hay
ing a population of 10000 inhabitants,
or over, within the territory of Utah; !
and Immediately after the passage OF
this act such cities shall appoint
meat inspector, or inspectors, whose
compensation shall be borne by said
cities and shall be such as will secure
the services of a competent veterinar-
ian. who shall take an oath of office to
faithfully perform the duties of his
office and execute an official bond to
the said city in the sum of five thous-
and dollars.
Sec . 1t shall be the duty of the
city councils of cities having the popu-
lation required by this act TO designate
some convenient place in, or adjacent
to, such cities, where all cattle, sheep
or swine intended for immediate
slaughter and consumption for food in
said cities shall be brought for inspec-
ton on the hoof, which inspection shall
oft
councils may direct.
/ Sec. 8. l. All cattle, sheep and swine
intended for immediate slaughter and
consumption for food, in cities having
a population of 10000 inhabitants or
over, shall be submitted to The meat in
spector for examination on the hoof.
the day before being slaughtered and
shall be brought to such place, as may
( be provided in section ,.
,. The carCasses of all animals so
inspected on the hoof and slaughtered
within a radius of seven miles, from
the center of said cities, before being
exposed for sale shall be inspected by
the meat inspector. and such carcass or
carcasses as may pass examination
shall be marked with a tag similar to
that in use by the government OF the
United States, in the bureau of animal
industry which tag shall be designated
and adopted by the city councils of
SctlQ CUES dS Tie CITY stamp VI Ntl-
uficate for the designation of whole
some and healthy meats; Provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued TO prevent any person from
Strengthening without inspection, any
healthy animal the meat Of which is
intended for his own use or that Of
his household.
5. The rules. regulations and methods
of inspection adopted by the bureau
of animal industry, conducted by the
United States government, snail be
taken as the standard of meat ilispec-
ton and shall be followed Z s closely
as practical by the meat inspectors,
appointed by said cities.
Sec. 4. 1. 1t shall be the duty Of the
meat inspectors appointed by cities hav-
ing a population of 1000 inhabitants or
over, to inspect on the hoof at such
time and place as may be designated
by the city councils Of said cities as be-
fore provided both as to nwnership and
health of animals, all cattle, sheep and
swine which may be brought to such
place and which animals are intended
for immediate slaughter and consump-
ton for food in said cities.
>. As soon as possible after such
animals have been slaughtered the said
meat inspectors shall inspect the car
casses of the same, and if found
healthy, shall attach thereto the city
stamps or tags indicating that such
carcass is wholesome and a fit article
for food.
8. The meat inspectors appointed by
said cities shall perform such other
duties in inspecting food as said cities
may require; Provided, that such adj
lditiOnal duties shall not interfere with
the proper discharge of the duties OF
e meat inspector as herein specified.
Sec. .. /. The meat inspectors APP
pointed by said cities shall have the
fr-lz#
casses, or parts thereof of any cattle
! sheep or swine which they may find
D after examination, to be unfit for food
, and shall order the owner to destroy
the same in such manner as may be
acceptable to said inspectors.
>. They shall take possession OF
all animals inspected by them anC
found to be unlawful in the possession
- of any person. and shall sell the same
, at the market price. After such sale
fthe inspector shall, by the use of re-
corded marks and brands and other
: wise use due diligence to find the law.
- full owner, and if he be found within
: six months from the date of sale. thS
. proceeds of said sale, after the deduc
. ton OF all costs therefrom, shall be paic
to the said lawful owner; otherwise a
= the expiration of six months, the pro
= ceeds shall he disposed of as provided
u for in the sale of estrays.
5. The inspectors appointed un
der this act shall keep a record o
fall animals thus sold by them, in
Guiding marks and brands, which rec
ord shall be open to the inspection o
the public at all reaSona BILE hours.
4. The said meat inspectors shall
S have the same power as is now con
a ferred by law on sheriffs, constables q
i other peace officers. to arrest any per
!, son or persons, whom said meat in
u SpectOrs may have reason to belieV
d are in possession of stolen stock, o
5, who may be guilty of violating any o
e the provisions of this act.
e Section 6, ]: Any person n persons
l. company or corporation who may SCI
e or offer for sale, buy or offer to buy
= within the limits of said city any car
e cass or carcasses, or portions thereof @
II any cattle, sheep or swine, which hav
u not been inspected and tagged a
q herein required, or accepted as here
II after stated. shall on conviction thereo
d be punished by a fine not exceedin
is two hundred dollars. Provided, tina
'e nothing in this act or any paragrap
/ thereof, shall be constituted to intel
fere with the Offering for sale of an
meats bearing a stamp or tag indicat
ing that the same has been inspecte
by the United States government c
n some county or municipality where
proper sanitary meat Inspector as rC
Quired by this act has been compile
D with.
IS Second. Any person or persons, VIII
p shall forge, counterfeit, or knowingl
10 or wrongfully alter, deface. destroy {
- use any Of the marks, stamps or othe
"a devices which may be adopted by sal
=, cities or counties. as herein require
"a, for the purpose of DESIGNATING u-h0I,