The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-10-07
ORDINANCE NO. 29.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE SLAUCHTERING, INSPEc-
TON AND SALE OF MEATS
AND MEAT PRODUCTS WITH
IN THE CITY OF ELY.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ELY DO ORDAIN:

ELY DO ORDA1N:
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 Inspector in accordance |
with the regulations of the United |
States Bureau of Animal Industry |
relating to the inspection of meat;
or a 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 /
speetor of the United States or of |
the City of Ely, a mark, stamp, or
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 |
determined by the City Council and |
the Health Officer by joint rules.
Section 8. 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
in the City of Ely shall give notice |
thereof to the meat inspector of |
said City, sufficient time before |
slaughtering 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
stamp, or brand provided or used |
for stamping, marking or branding
any carcasses as herein required; |
or to keep, make or use any mark,
stamp or brand having thereon a |
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 un-
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
shall 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-
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
fered 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,
they shall be condemned and de-
stroyed as herein provided.
Section 10. The Board of Health
of the City of Ely is hereby au-
thorized and directed to adopt rules
and regulations covering the SAM
tation of establishments where meat
food products are sold or manu.
featured; the inspection of meats;
and the ultimate disposal of con-
demned meats, which will enable
the Board of Health to enforce and
carry out the meaning and intent
of this ordinance, and when such
rules and regulations shall be adop-
ted and certified copy thereof
delivered to any person, firm or
corporation handling meats or meat
products, a violation of any rules
and regulations by such person,
firm or corporation shall be con-
strued as a violation of this ordi-
nance.
Section II. Any larson who
shall violate any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction of
such violation, be punished by
E a.