The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-23
PROP OS ED
ORDINANCE NO. 20.

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE SLAUCHTERING, INSPEC-
TION AND SALE OF MEATS
AND MEAT PRODUCTS WITH
IN THE CITY OF ELY.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ELY DO ORDAIN:
Section L. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, either as owner,
agent, or employee to sell, have,
keep or expose for sale for human
food, or to have in possession, the
flesh of any kind of cattle, calf,
sheep, lamb, goat or swine, for the
purpose of sale, unless the same
shall have been slaughtered under
the supervision of a United States
Government Inspectors in accordance
with the regulations of the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry
relating to the inspection of meat;
or meat Inspector of the City of
Ely in accordance with the pro-
visions of this ordinance; and I'M
less there has been placed on each
primal part thereof, by and under
the personal supervision of an in
spector of the United States or of
the City of Ely, mark, stamp, OF.
brand, showing that the same has
been inspected and passed for food
purposes by such United States In
spector or such meat Inspector of
the City of Ely, in which, latter
case said mark shall have the words
"City of Ely, Inspected and Passed."
Section 2. The City Council
shall appoint such number of COM
petent men as may be necessary to
act as inspectors whose compensa-
ton shall be fixed by the City
| Council and whose duties shall be
determined by the City Council and
| the Health Officer by joint rules.
Section 3. All animals, except
poultry, the meat of which is in
tended for food to be offered for
sale in the City of Ely shall be
| inspected both before slaughtering
and at the time of slaughtering ex-
cept as hereinafter provided. Such
| inspection shall be in so far as
| practicable in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the United
States Board of Animal Industry
governing meat inspection.
Section 4. Any animal condem-
ned by said Inspector shall not be
sold or offered for sale for food
within the City of Ely, but shall be
disposed of in manner required by.
rules and regulations of the Board
of Health of the City of Ely.
Section 5. Any person, firm or
corporation desiring to slaughter.
any animal mentioned in this or
dlnance to use for food purposes
IN the City of Ely shall give notice
thereof to the meat inspector of
said City, sufficient time before
Strengthening to enable him to make
proper inspection hereunder.
Section 6. Every owner of any
animal slaughtered in the City or
otherwise subject to inspection.
shall pay an inspection fee for ev-
cry animal inspected which shall be
collected by the inspector before
inspection and by him paid to the
City treasurer at the time of max
ing his daily report. Such inspec-
ton fees shall be fixed by the City
Council in accordance with the
number of animals offered for in
spection.
Section z. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation.
except the meat inspectors herein
provided for, to have in their pos
session, keep or use any mark.
stamp, or brand provided or used
Tor stamping, marking or branding
any carcasses as herein REQUIRED
or to keep, make or use any mark.
stamp or brand having thereon
device or wording similar in char
acter or import to the marks.
stamps or brands provided or used
for, marking, stamping or branding
such articles; and it shall be I'M
lawful for any person, firm or
corporation without authority to
use, detach, alter, deface or de-
stroy any of the stamps, brands or
marks recognized by said meat in
spectors of said city persuant to
the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 8. Every meat inspector
snail keep a full and complete re-
cord of all inspections made by
him, which record shall set forth |
fully the date of such inspection !:
KIND of animal inspected; for whom |
inspected; nature of inspection; re-
suit of inspection; amount of fees
collected. If condemned, said re-
port shall show the reason there |
for; and the disposal made of car
cass shall be fully stated. Such |
reports shall be made upon blanks
to be furnished by the City and
shall be filed with the City Clerk
each day to cover inspection for
the proceeding day
Section g.. Carcasses of animals
Killed upon farms to be sold in the
City of Ely which have not been
inspected previous to slaughtering
may be offered for inspection on
the following conditions: Such |
carcasses must have the head, heart.
liver and lungs held by the natural
attachments. Such carcasses if Of
tered shall be inspected and if
found free from disease and other
wise sound and wholesome. shall be
passed and stamped. If found to
be diseased, unsound, unwholesome. /
or otherwise unfit for human food.
Ihey shall be condemned and de-
stroyed as herein provided.
Section 10. The Board of Health