The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-05-05

Sec. "a. It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, corporation or corpora
lions to keep or maintain any markets.
meat stands or meat shops IN any unclean
and unsanitary condition. Said markets,
meat stands and meat shops must be
screened in a proper manner, and any
meat, fish, or fowl which Is found, upon
inspection, unfit for food, shall be con-
demned.
Sec. 25. Whenever the unsanitary con-
dition of any slaughtering house or other
place in which meat is prepared or kept
for sale renders unfit for human food any
meat found therein, the Dairy, Food and
Sanitary Inspector shall condemn such
meat and notify the owner or owners OF
such action. If such owner or owners
fail to remove and destroy such condemned
food within reasonable time, then the
said Inspector shall proceed under Section
1149 and 1850 of the Revised Codes, and
upon the proper order of the Court, to
saturate with kerosine all such condemned
meat; and the building in which said meat
has been slaughtered shall not be used for
any similar purpose until such condemned
meat Is removed and destroyed, and the
building placed in a sanitary condition, and
accepted by the aforesaid Inspector.
Sec. 26 1t shall be the duty of the
State Dairy, Food and Sanitary Inspector
by himself and his legally appointed or
qualified deputy or assistant, to at least
once year, Inspect all public slaughter
houses or slaughter yards and other places
where meat or meat products are prepared
for human consumption, and if the said
places are sanitary and are maintained in
a condition in conformity with the provi-
sions of this Act, he shall issue certifi-
cate so certifying to the present conditions
of said places and said certificates shall
be good for period of one % year unless
the same be revoked and cancelled for nom
conformity with the provisions of this Act.
Said Inspector shall charge and receive
for the inspection and certificate fee
of Ten ($10) Dollars in all places killing
one Cd to ten (10) animals per week;
fee of Fifteen ($15) Dollars in all places
killing from ten (10) to twenty 600
animals per week; fee of Twenty $500
Dollars in all places killing from twenty
(20) to thirty 500 animals per week;
and fee of Twenty-Five ($25) Dollars
for places killing more than thirty 600
animals per week, which said fee shall be,
by the said Inspector, paid into and accred-
tied to the Estate Dairy, Food and Sanitary
Fund" Said certificate shall not be trans
ferrable, but shall be obtained anew in
each change of control of the places men
may be revoked by the Inspector upon the
failure of the persons or corporations
owning or controlling the places mentioned
in this Section to comply with any of the
provisions of this Act.
No certificate shall be evidence that said
places are maintained in conformity with
the provisions of this Act for any other
time than at the date of said certificate.
Sec. q. Any persons or corporations
who shall sell or offer for sale or expose
for sale at public or private sale any meat
or meat food products which have not
been prepared for human consumption in
the places mentioned in Section 26 of this
Act, or who shall operate said place with
out first Obtaining from the said Inspector
a certificate mentioned in Section 26 shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and shall be
punished as provided in Section % of this
Act; Provided; That nothing in this Act
shall be construed to prohibit any farmer
from retailing the meat of any animal
raised by him, provided that said meat
was prepared in sanitary and wholesome
manner and under pr per sanitary condi-
tions.
In prosecuting under this Section 1t shall
not be necessary to allege or prove that
the defendant did not have the certificate
mentioned IN Section 26 of this Act at the
time the ACT IL aNoSeu 10 nave OeeH GULL
mitted, hut the burden shall be on the
defendant to show that he had such certi-
ficate at such time.
Sec. 20. Any person or persons, cor
poration Or corporations violating this Act
or any part, provisions or sections thereof.
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
a fine not exceeding Three Hundred $4,000
Dollars, and not less than Twenty-Five
($25). Dollars or by imprisonment in
county Jail for period not exceeding six
CO. months, or by both fine and imprison-
ment.
Sec. 20. All Acts and parts of Acts in
conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.