Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-14
Ordinance No. 12,0SS

Ordinance No. 12.0SS
New Series)
An Ordinance prohibiting the sale of
infected or unwholesome fruit and vege-
tables, providing for the condemnation
and destruction thereof, and regulating
the sale Of hreadstuffs. cake. pastry,
candy, confectionery and fruit.
| The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordan as follows:
Section l, 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, either as owner, agent, employe
| or otherwise, to sell, or expose for sale,
to keep or have for sale, or to give away,
or have in possession, any lettuce, celery,
strawberries, tomatoes, radishes or
onions that have been irrigated with
sewage, or any fruit or vegetable that
is infected with any scale or other insect
injurious to trees, plants, vines, fruits
! or vegetables, or that is infected with the
egg, larva or pupa of such insect, or that
Is wholly or partially decayed, or. that
| in any manner so as to be unwholesome,
| or unfit for food
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, either as owner, agent or employe,
| to sell or expose for sale, to keep or have
for sale, or to give away, or have in
possession, any strawberries, raspberries,
berries or soft fruits packed in any basket
or box which has already once previously
contained other berries or soft fruits of
| the same or any other kind.
| Sec. 8. All fruits and vegetables sold,
offered or exposed for sale or kept, main
tanned or stored for sale, or given away
| Ut nelu OF kept DN any DeTSOH WllIllH tle
City of Los Angeles shall be subject to
inspection at all times by the Health
Officer of the City of Los Angeles. or
any of his deputies, or any of the fruit
and vegetable inspectors of the Health
Department of said city; and said Health
Officer and his deputies and said fruit
and vegetable inspectors are hereby au-
thorized and empowered TO enter any
| place or places where fruits or vege-
tables are sold, offered or exposed for
sale, or kept or stored for sale, or given
| a "a nllrnOSe
| of inspecting such fruits or vegetables,
and said Health Officer and deputies, and
said inspectors, are hereby authorized to
arrest any person selling, exposing or
Offering for sale, or keeping or storing for
| sale or giving away, or holding or Keep
ing any lettuce, celery, strawberries, TO-
| matoes. radishes or onions that have been
| irrigated with sewage, or any decayed,
frost-bitten or unwholesome fruit or vege.
tables, or any fruit or vegetables infected
with injurious scale or other insect or
with the egg, larva or pupa thereof, or
any berries soft fruits packed and con-
tanned in any basket or box that has
| already once previously contained other
| berries or soft fruits of the same or any
| other kind.
Sec 4. Whenever any fruit or yege-
table, or any portion of any fruit or
vegetable contained in any package. box
or other receptacle shall upon inspection
and examination by the Health OHicer
and vegetable inspector of the Health
Department of the City of Los Angeles,
be found to be decayed or affected In any
manner so as to be unwholesome or unfit
| for human food, or affected with injurious
scale or other insect, or the egg. larva
or pupa thereof, the Health Officer, or
| his deputy. or said fruit and vegetable
| inspector shall condemn such fruit or
vegetable and shall mark or mutilate
such fruit or vegetable or the package
containing the same, or shall apply coal
| oil or other substance thereto so as to
make the fact of such condemnation ap-
parent and render such fruit or vege-
| IL Gov httt nd
Said Health Officer or any of his deputies
or any inspector in the Health Depart
ment shall forthwith order such con
demned fruit or vegetables, by notice in
writing, to be removed by the owner or
person in control or possession thereof,
within four hours, to the City Garbage
Incinerator and burned therein, or to be
removed by. such person within such time
to the garbage dumping ground of the
city and deposited therein.
| That every person who has been ordered
to dispose of condemned fruit or vege-
tables as herein provided shall take
! receipt, to be endorsed upon the said
incnerator or dumping ground, stating
| the time the same was received by him;
and that such person so ordered to dis
pose of condemned fruit or vegetables
shall within twenty-four hours thereafter
file such notice and receipt in the office
of the City Health officer. That the
expense of the removal and disposal Of
any fruit or vegetables which have been
condemned as herein provided. shall be
paid by the owner thereof or by the per-
son in whose premises or under whose
control the same was found.
Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any
person to hinder or ,obstruct the Health
! officer, or any of his deputies or any
| fruit and vegetable inspector of the
Health Department of the City of Los
Angeles, in the performance of any of
the duties. OF, in the exercise of any of
shall be unlawful for any person to refuse
admission. access or inspection to the
said Health Officer. or any of his depu-
ties. or any fruit and vegetable inspector
of the Health Department of said city.
| to any house. room, place, wagon, cart
or other vehicle occupied by or in the
| person, in or from which fruits or vege-
tables are sold, offered or exposed for
sale, or kept or stored for sale, or given
away. or held or kept.
! Sec. G. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person either as owner. agent employe
or otherwise, to sell. or expose for sale,
! or keep or have for sale, or have or keep
in possession, any. bread. breadstuffs,
cake, pastry, candy, confectionery or
fruit except citrus fruits. apples and
| bananas, in any open window, or in any
doorway wagon, cart or other vehicle. or
upon any street. sidewalk alley or other
public place. unless such bread, bread
or fruit except citrus fruits, apples and
bananas, be covered or enclosed in such
manner as to be thoroughly protected
from dirt, or dust, flies and other insects
Sec. T. Any person who shall violate
any provision of this Ordinance shall he
| guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon con-
vction thereof shall be punishable by a
fine not to exceed 800 or imprisonment
| in the City Jail not to exceed 100 days,
| or by both such fine and imprisonment.
| Sec s. That all Ordinances or parts of
Ordinances in conflict herewith are here
by repealed.
required for the immediate preservation
of the public peace. health and safety;
passage by,a two-thirds vote Of the
once in the Los Angeles Herald, and
thereupon and thereafter it shall take
effect and be in force.
I hereby certify that the whole mum;
the city of Los Angeles is nine. and
that the foregoing Ordinance was
passed by n two-thirds vote of said
Council, at its meeting Of July 9. 1906, by
| the following vote, to wit:
| Ayes - Messrs. Ford. Healy. Hitler.
Houghton. Kern, Smith and Summer
| land CO.
| Noes-None.
h J. LELANDE.
City Clerk
Approved this 18th day of july. 1906