The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-16
WAR AGAINST DISEASED MEATS Health Board Considering Drastic In.
 spection Ordinance.
 PROPOSED PENALTY sloo

If the ordinance relative to the slaughtering of animals for food, which is now under consideration by the board of health, should be adopted the following orders must be lived up to. Any violation can be punished by a
 fine of not more than $1O0 for the first offence.
 4' The proposed ordinance provides
 No cattle, sheep. sor swine. shall be slaughtered in the city except t,la m slaughter houses licensed by the Board of Health or those which are uader government inspection.
 No meat shall be sold for human food, offered for sale, or held With the intention of selling the same unless been examined "A hours before slaugh- ter, except such animals or carcasses have been inspected or exempted by the United States government. An ex- ception to this section is made III the cases of the carcasses of calves, sheep, pigs or goats killed upon a farm. These may be inspected by an agent of the Board of Health if the carcass is entire, except that the stomach, 1n- testines and bladder may be removed. spection at the city slaughter house, or slaughter house holding license from the Board of Health.
 | Every person having animals Tn charge for slaughter shall notify the agent of the Board of Health so that | he may inspect the animals in day light.
 If the suitability of the animal for food cannot be determined before the killing the agent of the board must be notified so as he can be present to examine the animal when killed. Such animals must be slaughtered only in daylight between 8 a. m. and p. m. | All animals, carcasses, or portions of the same, when approved py tne
 agent of the Board of Health, shall the words Approved by the Boaro oI Health'' Only an agent or the Doaro
 may attach such tag or label. 1 No carcasses or quarters Of a car cass to be sold for human food or or
 fered for sale, or held with the fnten- | lion of selling the same, shall be sold | unless such meat bears the approval
 of the Board of Health, or the United
 States government.
 No condemned meat or carcasses of
 any kind. shall be sold, or offered TOT or tsaie. The agent for the Board of
 Health who condemns meat shall dis
 pose of such meat, or determine It's
 disposal.
 No animals shall be passed or ap-
 proved, by an agent of the Board ot
 Health as suitable for human food
 when it is suffering from any disease
 or injury, which causes feVerlsh condition or an elevation of the tenn perature, or when it is badly bruised, or injured or shows tumors, abscesses | or suppurating sores, or when 1t IS too -emaciated or weak to produce wholesome food, nor the carcass o1 any unborn animals; nor the carcass
 of any calf weighing less than 50 IDS. when dressed; nor any carcass wnlcn -1,r
 discoloration; nor the carcass or any animal which died from accident, ol disease, or which had not been prop erly killed, or bled.
 NO carcasses of swine, sheep, goats or any cattle which have died from l accident or disease may be brought into the city without a notification be- ing sent to the Board of Health, un- less such carcaSseS are brought III p9 the City collectors of garbage. The health department shall mark sucf carcass Unfit for Food" No persor firm or corporation, shall use sucf carcass or portion thereof in the man ufacture of a food product, or nave the same in his possession for the pur- pose of so using it.
 | The carcasses of all calves, wher dressed, shall be weighed by the own CT in the presence of an agent of the Board of Health.
 The fees which shall be paid to the Board of Health for the use of the city slaughter house and the examina' ton of animals therein shall not ex' ceed 50 cents each for cattle; 5 cents each for calves; 15 cents each fol hogs, sheep and goats, unless cole storage is furnished. The fee for the examinations of animals at othel
 slaughter houses shall be fixed by tht Board of Health at not more than II
 cents each.