The record-union., 1896-08-10
ORDINANCE NO.49.
Creating the Office of Veterinary In
spector and Prescribing His
Duties.

The Board of Supervisors of the County
of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section The ofe of veseFinaTy dn
State of California is hereby created. I'M
mediately after this ordinance shall take
effect the Board Of sppeflrvisofs es OF ene
nary surgeon to fill said office, who shaii
hold Office at the pleasure OF said poaro,
and salary of one hundred dollars per
month, and all necessary travelling ex-
penses incurred while engaged in per
forming the duties of his ONCE the
amount not to exceed the sum OF tWeity1 l..II
be eligible to this office who shall not pe
duly qualified veterinary surgeon nolo-
ing eertihcate from the state H6telia ;6oa ta
shall have been recorded in the oftlce OF
the County Clerk of the county OF Sacra-
mento, and who shall not have Deen "a a
resident Of the county of Sacramento Tor
a period of one year next preceding ms
election, and who shall not be an elector
of the State of California.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty OF said
Veterinary Inspector to visit all dalr1es,
slaughter houses, markets and otner
places from which milk. meat. poultry,
fish or game are sold or supplied for
human food, and inspect the sanitary con
dition Of all places from which said arti,
cles of food are distributed. he shall
inspect all living animals intended to be
slaughtered, and all meat, poultry, hsh
or game offered or intended to be offered
for sale for human food. and shall at
have free access TO all dairies, or other
places where any domestic animals are
kept; also, all slaughter-houses. markets
and other places from which meat, poul-
try, fish or game are sold. or offered to
be sold, or distributed ior human TODD,
and any refusal to permit such entry and
access or any resistance thereof snail be
deemed misdemeanor.
Section 8. 1t shall as soon as possible
upon receipt Of sufficient information that
any domestic animal within the county
of Sacramento is affected with any infec-
tious or contagious disease examine said
animal, and If deemed necessary by said
Inspector make the necessary eXamina-
ton or test according to the rules laid
down by the United States Bureau of
Animal Industry from which he shall OBJ
tain his diagnoStic agents, and II said ami
NAL be found to be affected with any con-
tagious or infectious incurable disease
said Veterinary Inspector shall at once
session said animal shall be, that said
animal is so affected and request him to
deprive said animal of life.
Section 4. Upon the discovery of any
animal affected with any contagious or
infectious diseases he shall prescribe and
apply such rules and regulations as in his
Judgment the case may require for the
effectual suppression and eradication of
IS Section 5. Said Veterinary Inspector
shall keep a record of all examinations
and tests made by him and file monthly
report thereof with the Board of Super
visorS-
Section .. luG DUAL u VI upSINlSOrS SQdll
employ such assistants and furnish such
supplies and material as may be neces-
sary in carrying into effect the provisions
of this ordinance.
Section T. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section g. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after its
legal publication.
Adopted July 25 1896, by the following
vote of the board: Ayes-Dreman, Todd.
Curtis, Jenkins and Morrison (unanimous
yote). j. M. MORRISON
Chairman of said board
Attest. (Seal.)
VIM. B. HAMILTON,
jy2S-15t Clerk of said board