The record-union., 1896-08-02
ORDINANCE NO. As.
An Ordinance Regulating the Health
of Domestic Animals and the Sani-
tary Condition of Dairies, Slaugh-
ter-Rouses, 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:
oecJon l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to keep, within the county of Sac
famento, any domestic animal known TO
be affected with glanders. farcy anthrax.
tuberculosis, splentc or spenetic fever or
any contagious or infectious incurable
Section .. Every person owning. or who
snail have in his possession. any domestic
animal affected, or which he has reason
~ ~ .os DelIeEe ls aHected with any of the dis
eases mentioned in Section ! of this ordi-
nance, shall at once report the same to
the Veterinary Inspector. who shall as
soon as possible proceed TO make fhe
necessary examination or test of said ami
mai 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
Qefs, 1afcy 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 T. It shall be unlawful FOR any
person who shall have in his possession
any domestic animal affected with any
contagious or infectious disease KNOWN o.
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 keen sIch
animal where other domestic animals nor
affected by It's eontagion or Infection shall
be exposed thereto, or to ship SELL drive.
ride, trade or give away such diseased
ANIMALS, or TO use, or 20 permit to bs
used. or to give. away or to sell or other
wise dispose Of for use any OF the uro-
ducts of such animal or animals: nro-
vided that this shall not apply to the use
and disposal of the hides, bones. hoofs
and horns of such animal
Section >. 1t shall be unlawful for .rz,
person to sell or Cffer for sale. or tn 1Tse
or give away, within the county of Saera
mento any milk drawn from anv -
known witt +t,L
anthrax or any other contagious or in
fectiOus disease
Section 6. It shall be unlawful for anv
person to sell or offer for SALE or to use
or give away, within the county Of Sac1
ramento, any meat, poultry. fish or game
which is either wholly or partly putrid
decOmpOsed or diseased.
Section Z. All dairies or other nlacas
within the county of Sacramento where
COWS are kept for the purpose of supply
ing milk to be sold shall be kent ~
clean and proper sanitary condition anJ
all cans and other vessels used i'm ora
about said dairies or other places where
COWS are Kept Tor the purpose of supply
ing milk to be sold shall be thorouehiv
sterilzed with boiling water at least once
a day
Section s. All slaughter-houses rnarla+s
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-
Section 8. All animals kept for dairy
purposes, or which are intended to be
slaughtered for human food shall at all
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 nun
ished by fne 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 eff
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. NJ. MORRISON.
Chairman of said board.
Attest. (Seal)
VIM. 3. HAMILTON.
Jy2S-10t Clerk of said hoard