The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-08
Much-Needed Measure Goes
Through by a Unanimous
Vote.
THOROUGH INSPECTION
TO BE HAD HEREAFTER
Chief Veterinary Inspector and
Deputies Are to Be Ap-
pointed.

thing upon convening Monday evening,
under Mr.. Wood S motion Of last
Thursday night, took up and passed
the long heldup meat inspection bill,
without dissenting vote, and unless
The mayor vctoes it. which is not like
Iy, the measure viii go into effect
August l.. Only two small amend
ments, by Mr.. Holley. were offered
The measure provides for the ap'
pointment by the mayor, with the APP
proval of the council, Of chief vet
crinary Inspector and a sufficient num-
her of other deputy inspectors 70 ade-
quatcly inspect the meat food products
consumed in the city. The inspectors
must be graduates of a recognized vet
crinary college having n course of not
less than three years leading to q de-
gree.
DC to make antemortem and post
mortem examinations of all cattle,
swine, sheep and goats slaughtered
within Salt Lake City for consumption
as human food, except animals slaugh-
tered in government inspected houses
CT abattoirs. This means that every
piece OF meat sold or produced here
must either bear the government stamp
or be subjected to municipal inspection.
The ordinance makes 1t unlawful TO
slaughter any animal or erect and
maintain any slaughter pen or 10 en-
gage in the business of slaughtering
within the corporate limits of the city
or within one mile of the city limits,
without first obtaining d permit from
the city council. Plans for slaughter
houses must first he submitted 10 and
approved by the board of health. All
Slaughter pens and houses must be kept
in a thoroughly sanitary condition, and
there must be plenty of light and
ventilation. Efficient drainage must
also he provided. The walls of killing
and meat dressing rooms must be GOV
cred TO height OF six feet with some
mona bsorbent material. and the floors
must be watertight and properly
drained aud sewer connected Here
are a few OF the other main require
ments of the ordinance, which at the
present Will affect seven slaughter pens
In and about the city:
Other Requirements.
Persons in charge of establishments |
must require employees to he cleanly. |
Persons who handle meat or meat i
food products shall be required to keep
their hands clean, and pay particular
attention 10 the cleanliness of their
boots or shoes
Persons affected with tuberculosis
or any other communicable disease !
shall not be employed in any OF the
departments where meat is handled.
Butchers who dress or handle dis
cased carcasses or parts shall cleanse
their hands of all grease and then I'M
nerse them in a prescribed dlslntectant
and rinse them in clear water before
dressing OF handling healthy carcasses.
All butchers implements used IN dress
ing diseased carcasses shall be ste-i-
lized.
Carcasses shall not be inflated with
air from the mouth, aud splitting on
whetstones or steels when sharpening
knives is not allowed.
The feeding of hogs or other animals
on the refuse of slaughter houses shall
not he permitted. and no use incom'
patible with proper sanitation shall be
made Of any part of the premises on
which such establishment is located,
No person shall bring into the city
for sale the meat of any cattle, sheep.
within two weeks or partnr1tion, and
animals dying from accident or disease
arc barred.
Meat being transported through the
city streets must be properly protecten
by a covering, and no person shall
bring into the city for sale the meat
Of apv calf which. when killed, was
less than four weeks old or which
weighed less than forty-hve pounds: or
the meat of any pig which; when
killed. was less than five weeks old
or the meat of any lamb which. when
killed. was less than eight weeks Old
AS to Diseases.
An animals found, upon ante -morfem
examination. 20 he affected with any
of the following diseases or condition
shall be- marked by placing in the ear
Il metal tag bearing the words. SALT
Lake City, and a serial number, re-
moved from the abatto;rs OF pens and
disposed Of 10 the satisfaction of the
veterinary inspector: Hog cholera,
swine plague, anthrax or charbon.
rabies. malignant opizootic catarrh.
pvaemia and Eepticemia, mango. or scab
(unless the animals are satisfactorily
dipped), sctinimycosis, or !umpy Jaw,
pneumonia. pleurisy7 enterltis, perito-
Ditis and metrjfis. Texas fever,
tuberculosis, hemorrhagic septicemia,
biaclSleg-
Animals in an advanced state Of
pregnancy (shoving signs of prepara-
ton for partnrition) or which have re-
Gently (within ten days. given birth
30 Young, Any disease or injury which,
causing elevation of the temperature or
affecting the system of the animal, will
make the flesh unfit for human food.
Animals too young and immature TO
produce wholesome meat Animals
which are badly bruised, injured, or
show tumors, assesses or suppurating
sore. Animals FOO emaciafed and
H0dPlHlC fD UIouutG NHDlCSpIHS Uled'.
The slaughtering of all animals shall
he conducted on week days, between
The hours Of 6:S0 a nj. and $50 p. M,
except i'll cases of emergency, when
perInission 10 slaughter NAV be granted
by the veterinary inspector, and no
Strengthening shall be conducted on Sun
days after u o'clock noon, except in
eases Of emergency, without the permis-
sion of the veterinary inspector, such
pcrr1ission To be obtained twenty fou r
hours in advance.
Animals rejected when showing signs
Of preparation for parturjtion shall not
be slaughtered. nor for fen days after
parturition. Pregnant and parturient
animals may he removed by permit for
stock or dairying purposes, except
when they are affected with or have
boon exposed to the contagion OF any
disease.
Slaughterers of veal or swine on the
farm mnst certify to the purity, whole
somoness and fitness for human food
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