The record-union., 1896-08-04
ORDINANCE NO. IS.
An Ordinance Regulating the Health
of Domestic Animals and the Sani-
tary Condition of Diaries, Slaugh-
ter-HOuses, Markets and Other
Places From Which the Food Sup
ply is Distributed.

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, splenic or spfenetic fever, or
any contagious or infectious incurable
disease.
Section 2. 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 to
the Veterinary Inspector, who shall as
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 g. 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 it's 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 5. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to sell or offer for sale. or to use
mento any milk drawn from any COW
known to be affected with tuberculosis,
anthrax or any other contagious or in
fectiOuS disease.
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 a.
clean and proper sanitary condition, and
all cans and other vessels used in and
cows are kept for the purpose of supplv-
ing milk to be sold shall be thoroughly
sterilized with boiling water at least once
day.
Section s. All slaughter-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 a clean and proper sani-
tary condition
Section g. All animals kept for dairy
purposes, or which are intended to be
slaughtered for human food shall at ali
times be we'll 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 fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or by Imprisonment in the County
Jail not exceeding fifty days. or by both.
Section IL. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section II. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet on and after its lawful publication.
Adopted July %, 1896, by the following
vote of the board: Ayes-Dreman. Todd,
Curtis, Jenkins and Morrison (unanimous
vote. j. M. MORRISON
Chairman Of said board
Attest. (Seal)
VIM. B. HAMILTON,
jy2S-15t Clerk of said board