The record-union., 1896-08-13
ORDINANCE NO.49.
Creating the Office of Veterinary In~
spectOr and Prescribing His
Duties.

The Board Of Supervisors of the CountA
of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Seetion l. The office of Veterinary IN
spector of the county of Sacramentoa
State of California, is hereby created 1Il-
mediately after this ordinance shall taxa
effect the Board of Supervisors Oh lho
county Of Sacramento shall elect a veterir
nary surgeon to fill said office, VINO shai
hold office at the pleasure OF sald poaIuf
and salary of one hundred dollars. peg
month, and all necessary travelling eAs-
penSes incurred while engaged IN per-
forming the duties of his once, llla
amount not to exceed the sum of twentyS
five dollars per month. No person shaia
be eligible to this office who shall not -
duly qualified veterinary surgeon nolu"
nary Medical Board, which certlheat 4
shall have been recorded in the once os
the County Clerk of the county Oh Sacra~
mento, and who shall not nave peen
resident of the county of Sacramento 70
a period OF one year next preceoiaIs aIs,,tas -,
eeffion fb and " T1o sha not De an
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty OF sald
Veterinary, Inspector to visit al oadftiess
slaughter houses, markets and otnes
places from which milk. meat. ponltTya
fish or game are sold or supplied 1oA
human food, and inspect the sanitary cons
dition OF all places from which sald @ @artI3
cles of food are distributed. he shaik
inspect all living animals intended TO %
slaughtered and all meat, poultry. us
or game offered or intended to be onere4
for sale for human food. and snail aa
all times, for the purpose or Inspectors
have free access TO all dairies or other
places where any domestic animals ara
kept; also, all slaughter-houses. markets
and other places from which meat, pouis
try, fish or game are sold or offered to
be sold. or distributeI Tor human Io0da
and any refusal to permit such entry and
access or any resistance thereof snail ba
deemed a misdemeanor.
Section 8. 1t shall as soon as possible
upon receipt of sufficient information thas
any domestic animal within the countX
of Sacramento is affected with any infecr
or disease
animal, and If deemed necessary by SAID
Inspector make the necessary examinat
down by the United States Bureau of
Animal Industry from which he shall obs
tain his diagnostic agents, and II said anl'
NAL be found to be affected with any con-
tagious or infectious ineurable disease
said Veterinary Inspector shall at once
notify the owner or person in whose posg
animal is so affected and request him ia
deprive said animal of life.
Section 4. Upon the discovery OF ans
animal affected with any contagious of
infectious diseases he shall prescribe and
apply such rules and regulations as in HID
judgment the case may require for thg
effectual suppression and eradication OF
the disease
Section 5. Said Veterinary Inspectcs
shall keep record of az M Mexaminationa
report thereof with the Board Of Supers
Section 6. The Board of Supervisors shaIl
employ such assistants and furnish suca
supplies and material as may be necess
sary in carrying into effect the provisions
of this ordinance.
Section T. All ordinances and parts Oh
ordinances in conflict herewith are herebS
repealed.
Section s. This ordinance shall take efe
feet and be in force from and after it'll
legal publication.
Adopted July %, 1896. by the followin9
vote Of the board: Ayes-Dreman, Todde
Curtis, Jenkins and Morrison unanimou3
vote). j. M. MORRlSON,
Attest. (Seal)
VIM. 3. HAMILTON,
iv29-J5t Clerk of said board