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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 01.13.1947 - Meat Inspectionfij AN ORDINANCE. OF THE CITY OF GEORGY-nOWN, TEXAS, E<tiIPOWERINiG XND S MAKING IT THE DUTY OF THE CITY JMLTJH OFFICER OF THE SAID CITY f "'It �V ` TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROPER INSPECTION? STA YING,AND BRANDING OF IMAT SLAUGHTERED9 PROCESSED OR HELD'FOR SALE OR POSSESSED KRX= M FOR SALE TO CONSUMERS IN SAID CITY; AND TO ADOPT RULES AND REG* ULATIONS THEREFOR; AND MAKING' IT Ui1rLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO KNOIINGLY SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR POSSESS FOR SALE, FOR CONSM.TTION WITHIN SAID CITY, ANY IMAT THAT HAS NOT BEEN SO INSPECTED, OR THAT HAS NOT BEEN STAMPED, BRANDED OR LABELED, SHOWING SUCH INSPECTION; AND FIXING A PENALTY; AND DECLARING AN MERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED Br,.!THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS; Section 1. That the City Health Officer of the City of Georgetown, Texas is hereby authorized and directed to provide for the proper inspection of all slaughter houses, and all other places where meat and meat products are processed or prepared for sale, where such meats. -so slaughtered, pro- cessed or_ prepared for sale, are intended for sale to consumers within said City; and the said Health Officer shall adopt and establish rules and regulations pertaining to such sanitary inspection; and shall provide .for the stamping, labeling and branding of all meats and meat products so slaughtered, prodessed or prepared for sale, that are found to be san- itary under such inspection and the rules pertaining thereto. Section 2. That the sanitary standard of all slaughter houses, and other places where Meats are prepared or processed for sale; and the sanitary standard of all meats, and the standard of inspection of such places and of such meats , shall be the standard established and fixed by the De- partment of Agriculture of the United States of America, and known as the Bureau of Animal Industry, Order 211 (Revised) and all amendments thereto, which may be applicable to Municipal Government. That any inspection made under and in accordance with the provisions of the said order 211(Revised) and amendments thereto, shall be deemed to be a sufficient inspection; though the same be not made under the* ,direct authority of the City Health Officer of this City; and that the stamping and branding of meats in and under said order 211 (Revised) , and amendments thereto, shall be deemed to be suffioient stamping and branding thereof. Section 3, That it shall be unlawful for any person, for himself, or as agent for another or others, to knowingly sell, offer for sale, or have in his possession for sale, or have under his control for sale, or con- sumption within this City, the meat of, or any portion of the meat of any cattle, bull, steer, cow, calf, hog, sheep or goat, that has not been inspeot-ed under the provisions hereof; or that has not been pronoun- ced to be sanitary and suitable for food consumption under the provisions hereof; by the proper inspector; or that has not been branded or labeled under and in accordance with the provisions hereof; or that has been im- properly or incorrectly branded or labeled; and that any person in any manner., knowingly violating this section hereof shall upon conviction be fined in any sun not mzxx to exceed One Hundred ( 100.00) Dollars. Section 4. That it shall be unlawful for any person to misbrand, mislabel or misstamp any meat of any of the animals named in the preceding section hereof; or to mutilate such brands or stamp; or to forge or falsify any such brand or stamp; or to knowingly and intentionally remove , deface or change any other markings or tags on such meat, placed thereon, under proper inspection, to indicate the quality thereof; and that any person etiolating this section hereof shall on conviction be fined in any sun not less than ten ($ 10.00) dollars, and not more than one hundred (;100.00) dollars. Section 5.; That all ordinances and parts of . ordinances pertaining to health and sanitation, not in direct conflict herewith, are continued in full force and effect; and that only such , and such portions thereof, as' are in direct conflict herewith are repealed hereby. Section 6. That the fact that the health and sanitation of this City is not sufficiently protected by ordinances now in force, makes it. necessary that the rules requiring that ordinances be read at three sep- arate meetings before passage be suspended, and that the same are here and now suspended, and that this ordinmoe is at once passed, and is ordered to take effect from and after the passgge hereof. Passed and approved, this the day o � A.D. 194T I _yore Uity of Georgetown, Texas Attest: � S ctetary-City of Georgetown.