The record-union., 1896-08-08
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 Sacrament
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 Veteri-
nary surgeon to fill said office, VINO snail
hold office at the pleasure of SAID ooaru,
and salary of one hundred dollars per
month, and all necessary traveins On
penses incurred while engaged In per
forming the duties of his oftice, the
amount not to exceed the sum of twenty11
five dollars per month. No person shaIt
be eligible to this Office who shall not De
a duly qualified veterinary surgeon hol9-
ing certificate from the state veterl-
nary Medical Board, which cerdinca19
shall have been recorded in the ONCE OF
the County Clerk of the county or Sacra-
mento. and who shall not have been d
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 sald
Veterinary Inspector to visit all oalrles,
slaughter houses, markets ana oLner
places from which milk, meat. poultffy:
human food, and inspect the sanitary con
dition of all places from which sad ART
cles of food are distributed. he snail
inspect all living animals intended to be
slaughtered, and all meat, poultry, hsIl
or game offered or intended to be offered
for sale for human food, and shall at
ali times, for the purpose of inspection,
have free access to all diaries, 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 onered 10
be sold, or distributed for human 1000;
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 examine
ton or test according to the rules laid
down by the United States Bureau OF
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 animal shall be, that said
animal is so affected and request him to
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.
shall keep a record of all examinations
and tests made by him and file monthly
report thereof with the Board OF Super
visorS.
Section &. The Board of Supervisors shall
employ such assistants and furnish such
supplies and material as may be neces-
sary in carrying into erect the provisions
of this ordinance.
Section T. All ordinances and parts OF
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 8. 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
yote). j. NJ MORRISON,
Chairman of said board
Attest. (Seal)
VIM B. HAMILTON.
jy2S-15t Clerk of said board