The record-union., 1896-08-01
ORDINANCE NO.49.
Creating the Office of Veterinary In
spectOr and Prescribing His
Duties.

of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section ]. The oftice of Veterinary IN
State of California, is hereby created In
mediately after this ordinance shall take
effect the Board of Supervisors of the
county of Sacramento shall elect veteTi-
nary surgeon to fill said office, who shall
hold office at the pleasure of said board,
and salary of one hundred dollars per
month. and all necessary travelling e1-
penses incurred while engaged in per
forming the duties of his Office, the
amount not to exceed the sum Of twenty
nve dollars per month. No person shall
be eligible to this office who shall not pc
duly qualified veterinary surgeon hold
ing certificate from the State Vsteri-
nary Medical Board, which certificate
the County Clerk of the county of Sacra-
mento, and who shall not have been
resident of the county of Sacramento for
a period of one year next preceding MS
election, and who shall not be an eiector
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,
11sh or game are sold or supplied Tor
human food, and inspect the sanitary con
dition of all places from which said arti-
cies OF food are distributed. He SHAH
inspect all living animals intended to be
slaughtered, and all meat, poultry, hsh
or game offered or intended to be offered
for sale for human food, and shall at
all times, for the purpose of inspection,
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 offered to
be sold. or distributed for human food,
and any refusal to permit such entry and
access or any resistance thereof shall 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-
tious or contagious disease examine said
animal, and If deemed necessary by said
Inspector make the necessary examiDa-
ton or test according to ths rules laid
down by the United States Bureau of
Animal Industry from which he shall oh
tain his diagnostic agents, and If said ami
tagious or infectious incurable disease
said Veterinary Inspector shall at orce
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
Section 8. 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 %. 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. E. HAMILTON.
jy2S-15t Clerk of said board