The age-herald., 1899-09-01

l inspect all animals intended to be siaukh- | tered for food within the limits of the daty | of Birmingham, or within it's police Jufis- | diction, at the place where same are to be ] slaughtered, before same are slaughteredt | and shall also inspect the carcass and vital | organs of such animals after being slaugh. | tered, and condemn such as are, in their | opinion unfit for food. They shall also fn- 1 spect all fresh meats (except game) | brought into the city or it's police jurisdicA | tion, which are to be sold or offered for | sale for food purposes in said city or its | police jurisdiction, and condemn same If in their opinion the same is unfit for food | purposes, and from time to time inspect | milk offered for sale by persons or cor | poratious operating public dairies, vegeta- | bles and other perishable food products for consumption in the city of Birmingham or | in its police Jurisdiction, under such regu- | lations as are herein contained or as may | be hereafter adopted by the board. The owners of meats and other food products | condemned under this ordinance shall have | the right to examine and view such meat and food products after same have been | condemned, provided the said condemned meat or other food products shall not be l held for examination longer than three | hours. It shall be the duty of such inspector or | assistant inspector to cause all condemned | meats or other food products, and all con- | demned milk, to be destroyed in the pres | Snce or the cOHuSlIlHlllB oohSs l Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all | animals slaughtered shall be inspected at 1 the time of the slaughter by the inspector | or his assistant. No animal shall be slaugh- | tered unless the inspector or his assistant l shall be present. The head and internal | organs of each animal shall be held until | the inspection is completed, in order that they may be identified in case the carcass | is condemned If the carcas of any animal | on anti-mortem or post mortem examina- A. 111 ,.HAf far hnf no n | food, said carcass shall be marked with | yellow condemnation tag, and the sides, l shoulders and quarters slashed and mutt | lated. The entire carcass, with the head, | organs and parts thereof, shall be removed | under the supervision of the inspector or | his assistant, to tanks, deposited therein | and rendered. in such a manner that 1t | cannot be withdrawn or used in any way | for human food.
 | In case where only a portion of the car | cass is condemned. the condemned part | may be cut and sent to the rendering tank. | The inspector or his assistant shall res | move the stub of the yellow condemnation | tag at the time of placing the carcass or | part of the carcass into the rendering tank, 1 and return said stub to the inspectors off, 1 flee with report of the number of carcasses | destroyed, the reason for their destruction, 1 and also state that they were tanked in 1 his presence.
 | Sec c. Be 1t further ordained, That an | l intended for slaughtering purposes within | the corporate limits or police Jurisdiction | of the said city, shall be made. Any animal | found to be diseased or in condition unfit | for human food, shall be marked by plac- | ing a metal tag in the ear, bearing serial number and the words "condemned; Bir- mingham, Ala" The condemned animal shall also be marked with yellow paint, in letters not less than four inches long and wide with the legible words "Condemneu ol- .l.aI ssla in set apart for this purpose, and removed only by the inspector to that part of the ao- batoir or to rendering works designated by the inspector, where they shall De Kill ed under the supervision of the inspector, and rendered in such manner as 10 make their product unfit for human food Sec. q Be 1t further ordained, That all animals reflected on account of their preg- .nant or parturient condition shall be held in special pens during gestation ana TOT ten days thereafter, unless removed py permit for stockholders or for rendering in the same manner as specified in section 6 for condemned animals. Sec 8. Be it further ordained, That no animal shall be allowed to pass to the slaughtering room until it has passed the anti-mortem inspection. All animals found or either anti-mortem or post-mortem ex- amina tfons to be affected with any of the following diseases or conditions are to De condemned, and their carcasses treated as SpeclIleQ III SeCtlOH
 l. Hog cholera.
 g. Swine plague.
 8. Anthrax, including symphonic an-
 thrax (black leg)
 1. Rabies.
 5. Malignant epizootic catarrh.
 6. Pyaemia and septicaemia.
 2. Mange or scab in advanced stages.
 8. Actinomycoris Qump jaw) in advanced
 stages.
 g. Inflammation of the lungs, the in-
 testines or the peretonium.
 10. Texas fever
 H. Tuberculosis, extensive or general
 ized.
 12. All animals in advanced stages of
 pregnancy, or that 0ave recently given
 birth to young.
 1s Any disease or injury causing ele-
 vation of temperature, or affecting the
 system of tine animal to a degree which
 would make the flesh unfit for food.
 IA. Carcinomas (cancers) or malignant
 sarcomas, or any form or kind of tumors
 where entention (matartaris) has taken
 place to such a degree that the flesh is
 unfit flor human food.
 Sec g. Be 1t further ordained, That any
 organ or part of a carcass badly bruised
 or so diseased that the balance of the car
 cass Is not affected, said organ or part shall be cut away and condemned. Sec. 10. Be 1t further ordained, That there shall be charged and collected in ao-
 vance by tine inspector for the inspection required under tnis Orulnance, the 1olloW- ing schedule of charges, to-wit: For the inspection of cattle owned by the same owner and inspected at the same time:
 For the first ten, 10 cents per head. All over ten in number, cents per head
 For hogs, goats, sheep and calves (under 100 pounds):
 For the first five owned by the same owner and inspected at the same time, 10 cents per head.
 | All over five and under fifty in number, 5 cents per head.
 | All over fifty, cents per head For the inspection of dressed cuts or other green meats there shall be charged l and collected, aforesaid, three cents per l hundred pounds, or fractional parts there | of; but the charge for inspection in no | case shall be less than ten cents. 1 Sec. Il. Be dt further ordained, That it l shall be unlawful for any dealer in green l meats to buy any such meats unless same | fas been inSpected and certificate to that