The record-union., 1896-08-05
LAFAYETTE HALL
ORDINANCE NO. 40.
Creating the Office of Veterinary In
spect0r and Prescribing His
Duties.

The Board of Supervisors of the County
of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section l. The office of Veterinary In
Spector of the county of Sacramento,
State of California, is hereby created. I'M
mediately after this ordinance shall take
effect the Board of Supervisors OF the
county of Sacramento shall elect Vetefl-
nary surgeon to fill said office who shal
hold office at the pleasure of said board,
and salary of one hundred dollars per
month, and all necessary travelling eA-
penses incurred while engaged in per
forming the duties of his othce, the
amount not to exceed the sum of twenty,
five dollars per month. No person shall
be eligible to this office who shall not pc
a duly qualified veterinary surgeon hold-
ing certificate from the state Neterl-
nary Medical Board which ceruncate
shall have been recorded in the office OF
the County Clerk of the county OF Sacfa-
mento, and who shall not have been
a period of one year next preceding ms
election, and who shall not be an elector
of the State of California.
Section =. 1t shall be the duty OF sald
Veterinary Inspector to visit all dairies,
slaughter houses, markets and other
places from which milk meat. poultry,
human food and inspect the sanitary con-
dition OF all places from which SAD aftl-
cles of food are distributed. lie shail
inspect all living ANIMALS intended to be
slaughtered, and all meat, poultry, nsh
or game offered or intended to be offered
for sale for human food, and shall at
ali tunes, LOT JQG purpose OF 1nSpecllOil,
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 offereI to
be sold, distributed for human food,
and any refusal to permit such entry and
access or any resistance thereof snail be
deemed a miSdemeanor.
Section 3 1t shall as soon as possible
upon receipt of sufficient information that
any domestic animal within the county
l,fS Sof.9 y1esaylt a jS .fTT a
tious or contagious disease examine said
animal, and If deemed necessary by said
Inspector make the necessary examina-
tion 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 if said ami
NAL be found to be affected with any con-
tagious or infectious incurable disease
said Veterinary Inspector shall at once
notify the owner or person IN whose pos
session said a. imal 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 contag gious 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
Section 5. Said Veterinary Inspector
shall keen a record of all examinations
and tests made by him and file a monthly
report thereof with the Board of Super
yisorS.
Section q. Inc Board OF Supervisors SHAH
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 s. This ordinance shall take eff
| feet and be in force from and after its
| legal publication.
Adopted July -. 1896 by the following
vote of the board: Ayes-Dreman, Todd
| curtis. jenkins and Morrison Unanimous
! vote). J. NJ. MORRISON
Chairman OF said board.
Attest tSeal)
WM. B. HAMILTON,
iv2S-15t Clerk OF said board