The record-union., 1896-08-02
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 l. The office of Veterinary IN
spector OF the county of Sacramento.
State OF California, is hereby created. I'm
Heulately after this ordinance shall take
effect the Board of Supervisors of the
county OF Sacramento shall elect a veterl-
nary surgeon to fill said office, who shall
hold once at the pleasure OF said board,
ana salary of one hundred dollars per
month, and all necessary travelling eX-
penses incurred while engaged i'm per-
forming the, duties OF his office, the
! amount not to exceed the sum OF twenty
IiVe dollars per month. No person shall
be eligible to this office who shall not be
a duly qualified veterinary surgeon hold
ing a certificate from the State Veteri-
nary Medical Board, which certificate
shalI have been recorded in the office Oh
the County Clerk of the county of Sacra-
mento, and who shall not have been
resident of the county of Sacramento for
period of one year next preceding his
election, and who shall not be an elector
or the State of California.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of said
Veterinary Inspector to visit all dairies,
slaughter houses, markets and other
places from which milk, meat poultry,
nsh or game are sold or supplied for
human food, and inspect the sanitary con-
dit1on OF all places from which said artl-
cieS 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
Tor sale for human food, and shall at
all times, for the purpose OF inspection,
nave 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-
be sold. or 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
OF Sacramento is affected with any infec-
uous 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
mai 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 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
the disease.
Section g. 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 6. The Board of Supervisors shall
employ such assistants and furnish such
supplies and material as may be neces-
sary in carrying into effect the provisions
of this ordinance.
Section Z. 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 25. 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. (SeaL)
VIM. B. HAMILTON,
jy2S-15t Clerk of said board.