The record-union., 1896-08-14
ORDINANCE NO.4g.
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 The office of yeterinaTy sto In
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, who shall
hold office at the pleasure Of said board.
month, and all necessary travelling ex-
penses incurred while engaged in per-
forming the duties of his office, the
amount not to exceed the sum of twenty.
five dollars per month. No person shan
be eligible to this office who shall not pc
q duly qualified veterinary surgeon hold-
nary Medical Board, which. certificate
SHAH have been recorded in the ofnce o1
the County Clerk of the county Of Sacra-
mento, and who shall not have been a
resident Of the county Of Sacramento tor
a period of one year next preceding ms ms
election, and who 3S, i3ts shan not be an eiector
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty OF said
Veterinary Inspector to visit al daIfies. dflar
places from which milk, meat. poultry,
fish or game are sold or supplied Tor
human food, and inspect the sanitary con-
dition of all places from which said artl-
cles of food are distributed He shall
inspect ali 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 datrteS, 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
and any refusal to permit such entry and
access or any resistance thereof snail be
deemed a nisdemeanor-
Section 3. It shall as soon as possible
upon receipt Of sufficient information that
any domestic animal within the county
of Sacramento is affected with any infec-
too c-nI4
animal, and IT, deemed necessary by said
Inspector make the necessary examina-
ton or test according to the rules laid
down by the United States Bureau of
Animal Industry from which he shall OBJ
tain his diagnostic agents, and if said ami
NAL be found to be affected with any con-
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
deprive said animal of life.
Section 4. Upon the discovery of any
animal affected with any contagious or
infectious diseases ne shall prescribe and
apply such. rules and regulations az in his
Judgment the case may require for the
effectual suppression and eradication of
s Section 5. 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
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 T. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed
Section 8. This ordinance shall take ef-
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 (Sea1)
VIM. 3. HAMILTON,
jy2S-15t Clerk of said board