The record-union., 1896-08-05


The Board of Supervisors of the County
of Sacramento do Ordain as follows
Section !. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to keep, within the county of Sac
ramento, any domestic animal known to
be affected with glanderS, farcy, anthrax,
tuberculosis, splenc or spIenetiC fever, or
any contagious or infectious incurable
disease.
Section . Every person owning, or who
shall have in his possession. any domestic
animal affected, or which he has reason
to believe is affected with any of the dis
eases mentioned in Section l of this ordi-
nance, shall at once report the same tC
the Veterinary Inspector, who shall az
soon as possible proceed to make the
necessary examination or test of said ami
NAL according to the rules laid down by
the United States Bureau of Animal In
dustry.
Section 3. Every domestic animal within
the county OF Sacramento having the CLAN
ders, farcy or tuberculosis shall at once
be deprived of life by the owner or per
son having charge thereof upon discovery
or knowledge of its condition.
Section 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person who shall have in his possession
any domestic animal affected with any
contagious or infectious disease, knowing
such animal to be so affected, or having
received notice from the Veterinary In
spector of the county of Sacramento that
such animal is so affected, to permit such
animal to run at large, or to keep such
animal where other domestic animals not
affected by its cOntagion or infection shall
be exposed thereto, or to ship sell drive
ride, trade or give away such diseased
animals, or to use. or TO permit to be
used, or to give away, or to sell or other
wise dispose of for use any of the pro
ducts of such animal or animals; pro
vided that this shall not apply to the use
and disposal of the hides, bones, hoofs
and horns of such animal.
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to sell or offer for sale or to use
or give away, within the county of Sacra-
mento any milk drawn from any cow
known to be affected with tuberculosis
anthrax or any other contagious or in
Section 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to sell or offer for SALE or to use
or give away, within the county of Sac
ramento, any meat, poultry, fish, or game
which is either wholly or partly putrid,
decomposed or diseased.
Section Z. All dairies or other places
within the county of Sacramento where
cows are kept for the purpose of supply
ing milk to be sold shall be kept in q
clean and proper sanitary condition, and
all cans and other vessels used in and
about said dairies or other places where
COWS are kept for the purpose of supply
ing milk to be sold shall be thoroughly
sterilized with boiling water at least once
Gay.
Section s. All slaughter r-houses, markets
and other places within the county of
Sacramento from which meat poultry.
fish or game are supplied for human food
shall be kept in clean and proper sani-
tary condition.
Section O. All animals kept for dairy
purposes, or which are intended to be
slaughtered for human food shall at all
times be well supplied with good whole
some water.
Section 10. Any violation of this ordi-
nance shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
and upon conviction thereof may be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or by Imprisonment in the County
Jail not exceeding fifty days, or by both.
Section II. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section t. This ordinance shall take eff
feet on and after its lawful publication.
Adopted July D. 1886, 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.