The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-20

AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT
THE SALE OF MILK, CREAM,
BUTTER OR BUTTERMILK IN
THE CITY OF KENNEWICK PRO-
DUCED FROM CATTLE WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECTED
TO THE TUBERCULIN TEST;
PRESCRIBING THE MANNER IN
WHICH SUCH TEST SHALL BE
MADE; PRESCRIBING A PENAL
TY FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF; AND REPEATING
ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KENNEWICK DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS: O
Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation en-
gagged in the production or distribu-
ton of milk, cream, butter or butter
milk to sell or offer for sale in the City
of Kennewick any milk, cream, butter
or buttermilk produced from any cow
or cows which have not within one
year prior thereto been subjected to
a subcutaneous or intradermal in
lection of tuberculin by the state vet
erinarian, a veterinarian of the
United States Bureau Of Animal J.
dustry, the County Agriculturalist,
City Health Officer or by any veter-
mary surgeon regularly licensed I'M
der the laws of the State of Wash
ington in the manner approved by the
Department of Agriculture of the
United States, under the direction and
supervision of the Health Officer of
the City of Kennewick, and have been
found to be free from tuberculosis.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation en-
gagged in the production or distribu-
tion of milk, cream, butter or butter
milk to sell or offer for sale in the
City of Kennewick, any milk, cream,
butter or buttermilk produced from
any cow or cows contained in any herd
from which all cattle known as re-
actors or cattle afflicted with tubercu-
losis have not been removed.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Health Officer of the City of Ken
newick as often as he deems it neces-
sary, to inspect all dairies, milk plants
creameries or stores located within or
without the City of Kennewick from
which milk is sold or offered for sale
in said City and to make such require
ments and regulations for the hand
ling and disposition of such milk,
cream, butter or butter-milk as said
Health Officer shall deem necessary
for the proper protection of the con-
sumers of such milk, cream, butter or
butter-milk, and it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
sell or offer for sale within the City
of Kennewick milk, cream, butter or
butter-milk from any dairy, milk
plant, creamery or store, the owner
or manager of which shall interfere
with or prohibit said inspection by said
Health Officer or shall refuse to COM
ply with such requirements or regula-
tions as such Health Officer shall make
for the handling and disposition Of
said products.
Section a. Amy person, firm or cor
poration violating any of the provis-
ions of this ordinance shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be fined in any sum-
not exceeding one hundred dollars and
each days violation shall be consid-
cred separate offense.
Section 5. All ordinances and parts
Of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force from
and after five days after its passage,
approval and publication in the Of
fetal newspaper of the City Of Kenne-
wick.
Passed by the City Council this 18th
day Of July, 1916.
Approved this 18th day of July,
1916.
M. E. SOTH, Clerk.