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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1345 ORDINANCE NO. 1345 AN ORDINANCE for the protection of public health in the City of Bremerton; regulating the business of slaughtering livestock, and the preparation, sale and handling of meat and meat products intended for human consumption; providing for the inspection of same, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. THE CITY C0~J}~ISSION OF T~TE CITY OF BtE_~.iE~TON DOES 0:~D~%IN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Definitions. The following words and phrases wherever used in this ordinance, shall have the meaning in this section ascribed to them: (a) A "farmer" means any person or partnership chiefly en:~aged in produc- ing agricultural products on whose farm the number of cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, swine, or goats is in keeping with the size of the farm or with the vol- ume or character of the agric~tural products produced thereon, but does not (1) actively engages in buying or trading in cattle, calves, sheep, l~'ibs, swine, or goats; or (2) actively engages, directly or indirectly, in conducting a business which includes the slaughter of cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, s~vine, or goats for food purposes; or (3) actively engsges, directly or indirectly, in buying or selling meat or meat food products other than those prepared by any farmer on the ['arm; or (4) actively engages, directly or indirectly, in salting, curing, or canning meat, or in preparing sausage, lard, or other meat Food products; or (5) slaughters, or per}its any person to slaughter, on his or their Farm, catZ. le, cslves, sheep, lambs, s-{~ine, or goats which are not actually owned by him or them. Section 2. The city meat inspector shall include the inspector appointed by the City Co~aission for inspecting meat or meat products, and his duly authorized deputy or deputies appointed by him with the approval of the Co~ission. Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale for h~nan consumption, within the corporate limits of the City of ;~3remerton, any meat, whether raw, pickled, o~' smoked, or any products thereof, unless such meat or the products thereoF, has been inspected, stamped and certified as to its fitness for h~mn food by ~ euthorized inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry, U. 3. ~epartment of ~griculture, or by an app.roved Veterinary I ~pecto~ of the State of /~'ashin~.~ton, as provided by the rules and regulations of the 'fashington ~State Board of Health, or by the City ~eat Inspector. ~: Section 4. '~e Cit} Cons~fission the City of 8remerton shall appoint a cl~l~ meat inspector, :~ho shall have or s}~all establish an oFFice in the 0ity o .~;;F::: ~.erton ~vzthout expense or cost to thehCity of Bremerton for such office o:~ %.}f~ maintenance thereo~', w ore duty it s all be to make post mortem ez~mina- t'~:o{l, aeof calves, lambs, sheep and swine, after eavment of the fee fo~ such z.:s{f~p.}~ion established mn thzs ordinance, when s~cn calves, lambs, sheep or sW~}~e t~le property of and are [resentec to him for Inspection by Farmers, ss ~..T]~Red herein; and providin~ further, that all carcasses presented to the gj.T~,?~t inspector for inseectilor~ shall have the head attached to the body ~,~.,~ t]~e heart, lung, s, and lmve~ o~ calves and lambs held zn olace ~n the c~r- C:;~ss:2~{?l:their natural body attachr,~ents, and the heart and lun?'s of all s~ne held :f~'~e by their natural body attachments. ~he said inspector shall refuse to i~SPect any carcasses which are'the property of, or are presented by persons other than farmers as defined herein. Section 5. The fee for such insoections shall be twenty-five (2S~) cents per csrcass, and the city meat inspector shall establish regular office hours for the making of such inspections, subject to the approval of the City Co~ission. Section 6. The City of Bre~'ertOn~sh~ll provide the 0ity meat inspectcr with an appropriate stamp, which'~[h2].'l :b2:~'i~2~r~ssed in ink on all carcasses inspected and approved b'y the cit~me~t ORDINA=~C~ NO 1345 {cont) Section 7. The city meat inspector shall give official receipts for all inspection fees collected for such inspections, and shall deliver said fees to the City Treasurer of the City of Bremerton at least once each week. 'ihe city meat inspector shall collect for each inspection prior to inspection of the carcass or carcasses. The salary of the city meat inspector shall 'be f~xed by the City Co~iasion but shall not e¥-ceed the amount collected by the said inspector for said ins~ections. ::~ection © o. '~ny person, firm or corporation, violating the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed ~uilty of a misger, eanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed :]~100.00 or by i~prisonment in the city jail not exceedin:ff thirty lays, or by both such fine and imprisonment. oection 9 ~ _s ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty days from ani after its passace and publication as provided by law. ]~d~ED by the City ConLmission of the City of ~remerton, signed by the }~ayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this ~,ot~ day ef ~eptember, 1940 Atte s t: and fo~e~o~n~ ~s a h'~e a.d c{~ec~ copy o~ mn o~dinan,~ I~s~ by ~e cily commi~n of Ihe ti.: of Bromedon, Washiiiton ~ ~ Clerk