HomeMy WebLinkAbout270 - Meat Inspector PositionORDIN'A?i U'E !:O. 270
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFr
NEWPORT BEACH CREATIM4 Al
SUBORDINATE OFFICE, PROVID"
ING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF,
A COMPETENT PERSON TO F11L,
SAID OFFICE TO BE RNOIYY .4S'
HEAT INSPECTOR, REGULATING
TBE SIGN 3IE�7� FISH, C�3IE
AND POULTRY FOR HU11AN CON -
SI'31PT10N, AND PROVIDISG
PENALTIES FOR ALI, VIOLA -
TIONS OF THIS ORDnANCE.
The Board of Trustees of the city of
Newport Beach do ordain as follows:
SECTION L
There is hereby created in and for
tine city of Newport Beach a subordin-
ate office to be known as Meat In-
spector. The Board of Trustees may
from time to time appoint a competent
person to fill said office to he known
and designated Meat Inspector of the
city of. Newport Beach, who shall dis-
charge the duties hereinafter provided
for the meat inspector.
Every person appointed to fill said
offices shall receive the compensation
provided for in the order of his ap -`
poimtment. and shall hold office only
during the pleasure of the Board of
Trustees. 1
SECTION 2.
it shall be the duty of the bleat'
Inspector, and lie is hereby empower-
ed, to enter any place where meat.
fish. game. poultry, or any product (
thereof is stored. held. kept. exposed
or offered for sale for human food
and every establishment where meat
is manufactured into articles of
human food. or preserved. cured. can-
ned. or otherwise prepared far hu-
man food. also all slaughter houses.l
packing louses, corrals or yards, and ff
shall inspect the same and the stock
therein contained. and whenever such
meat. game. fish. poultry. or the pro-
ducts thereof, shall, upon inspection
and examination. be found to be taint-
ed, unwholesome or corupted from
any cause or infected with any form
of disease. the said Meat Inspector
shall condemn the same as unfit fm'
human food. and shall mark or mu-
tilate the same, or make the fact of
such condemnation and unfitness ap-
parent. and shall immediately order
the same. by notice in writing, to be
removed within four hours.
The said Meat Inspector shall also
inspect all cattle. sheep. hogs. and
other live stock and all poultry. held,
offered, kept or exposed for sale. or
intended to be held. offered. kept or
exposed for sale, or held or kept for
slaughter or for food. or intended to
be held or kept for slaughter or for
food: and whenever the same shall
be found in be maimed, emaciated, ill
nourished or infected with any dis-
ease. or to be younger than permitted
by this Ordinance. the said '.Pleat In-
spector shall condemn, the same as
unfit for human food, and it shall be
unlawful for any person. firm or cor-
poration to hold. offer or expose. to"
sale. o' to cause or permit to he
held, offers(!. or exposed for sale. any
such condemned animal or poultry.
SECTION 3.
Any person. firm or corporation
ii selling or exposing. offering or keep-
" ing for sale. any meat. fish, game or
poultry. or any product. compound or
nnxture thereoli. or furnishing o:
. supplying any meat. fish. game. Poul-
try, or any product. compound or
mixture thereof, to be used for human
' feed. shall permit samples thereof to
be taken by the Meat Inspector. and
it shail be unlawful for any such per -
son, firm or corporation to prevent.
resist or oppose. or to attempt to pre
vent. resist or oppose the taking cf�
samples as aforesaid by the Meat In -I
specter.
SECTION 4.
It shall be unlawful for any person.
(i'irm or corporation to hold. offer,
(keep. or expose for sale, or to cause
or permit to be held. offered. kept or
exposed for sale. any meat. game, fish..
Poultry or any article of food niamu-
factured therefrom. that is immature.'
innutritious. emaciated. tainted. dc-'
I
: caYing, decayed. putrid. unwholesome.'
!or infected with any disease. or car-
ruPted from any cause whatsoever, or
;,any meat from any cow, hog. sheep,
calf, goat or fowl that was unsound. 1
sick, diseased. immature or not in
good condition at tale time the sanne
was slaughtered.
SECTION 5.
' It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to sell. he!(]. keep,
offer or expose for sale. or to calls((
or permit to be sold. held, kept. offer -t
ed or exposed for sale, the meat m' 1
flesh of any calf that is less than four
. weeks old at the time it is siaughtercrl. =Ep
or that weighs less than sixty -five I
Pounds after the removal of the Vis-
cera, feet and head.
SECTION 6.
It shall be unlawful fen any per-
; son. firm or corporation to remove.
� mutilate or destroy. or to rause or
,permit to be removed. mutilated or
destroyed. the umbilical or navel cord
of any calf or to remove the same
'm fro the pelt. hide or skin of say calf
that is offered, held or exposed for
sale. and the removal. mutilation or
( destruction of the same shall be con.
' aidered as prima facie evidence of the
i immaturity of such calf.
{ It shall be unlawful for any per-
son. firm or corporation keeping or
having fu possession any corral.
slaughter house or stock yard. or
other place where cattle. hogs. sheep.
goats or poultry are kept or maintain -�
ed. or any room, house, building, place
or premises where meat, fish, game.
uoultry or any product thereof. is
kept. stored. maintained. exposed o:
offered for sale or where meat, fish,
game or poultry is preserved. cured.
canned. or otherwise prepared for
food, to prevent. re slat _ r oppose. or
to attempt to prevent, resist or op-
pose the entrance of any police offi-
cer working under the Meat Inspector
himself. from entering into or the in-
spection of any such officer of. any
such corral, slaughter house. stock
Yard. room, house, building, place or
premises. or the inspection by any
such officer of any animal. meat. fish.
,game. poultry. or any product therein
contained.
SECTION 7.
It shall be unlawful for any person.
firm or corporation to establish .I
maintain. or conduct any meat market
or meat shop or other place where
meat, fish. game. poultry or any
product thereof. is.stored. held. kept.
eapWa,or offered for sale for human
food.. or manufactured into articles of
liumaii food, — or preserved, cared,
canned. or otherwise prepared. for
human food. unless the same Is con-
structed, maintained and conducted in
the manner required by this Ordin-
ance-
SLCTION S.
Every such meat market or meat
shop, and every room, building, or
place in, which meat. fish. game. poul-
try, or any product thereof. is stored,
held. kept. exposed, or offered for
sale for human food. or manufactured;
into articles of human food. or pre-
served. cured. canned. or otherwise.
prepared for human food. shall be so'
constructed and maintained as to pre -I
vent any flies or other insects or any
vermin or rodents from entering
therein. No live poultry or pigeons:
shall be kept within the room in
which any meat. fish. game or any
product thereof. or any dressed poul-
try is stored. held. kept., or exposed
or offered for sale for human food.
Every such meat market. meat shop.
room or place shall be kept at all
times clean and in a sanitary condi-
ttion, The ice box or cooling room
ff wherein meat. fish. game. poultry. or
any product thereof, is stored, held,
kept, exposed. offered or prepared for
sale for human food. shall be kept
clean. and no decomposed or decay-
ing matter shall be allowed to remain
therein. All hooks. receptacles. con-
tainers. and implements used for hold-
ing or preparing meat. fish, gain?.
poultry, or any product thereof. for
human food. shall be kept clean and
in a sanitary condition. Every place
wherein meat. fish, game. poultry. or
any product thereof. is stored. held.
kept. exposed or offered for sale for
human food shall be provided with
counters and tables the top of each of
which shall be of such material and
shall be so constructed as to render
the same non - absorbent. Every block
or table upon which meat, fish. game,
poultry. or any product thereof. iB
placed for cutting or preparing for
human food. shall be kept clean and
smooth. and shall contain no crack or
Crevices.
No water closet or u'faal shall be
so constructed or located as to allow
a direct passage of . air between the
same and auy such meat market. meat
shop. room or place. No water closet `
or urinal shall be ventilated through
any such meat market. meat shap,�
room or place. Every such meat mar -I
ket. most shop, room or place shall
have a lavatory which shall he pro-
vided with soap. towel and clean
water.
SECTION 9.
It shall be unlawful for any person.I
'arm or corporation to wash. or to
1 cause or permit to be washed. any
( meat. fish, game. poultry. or any prod
net thereof. in any sink. washstand
or basin that is used for general lava -.
(tory purposes.
It shall be unlawful for any persod
firm or corporation to carry. trans -1
port or convey, or to cause or permit
to be carried, transported or convey -)
ed. any meat. fish. game. poultry, or
any product thereof intended for hu -�.
man food. in, upon or along any ,
'street. alley. thoroughfare or open
space. unless the same is covered and f
protected from dust, dirt. flies: and';
other insects.
.1
�- 9ECTIOS 10. - r
It shall be unlawful for any per -1
son, firm or corporation to pendie any l
fresh fish intended for human food,
unless the same is thoroughly enclos -1
ed, covered and protected from dust'!
dirt, flies and other infects; find un -�
less a sufficient quantity of ice is pro-
vided to p
reserve such food in a;
wholesome condition.
SECTION 11.
It shall be unlawful for any person,;
firm or corporation to permit any dog
to remain in any room in which mast.
fish, game, poultry, or any product
thereof, is stored, held, kept, exposed
or offered for sale for human food, or!
to permit any dog to ride upon any
wagon or vehicle in which any such!
article is being transported.
SECTION 12. !
It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to keep, or to
cause or permit to be kept, or to per-
mit to remain, any meat, fish, game or
poultry not intended for human food.
or any bid_, skin or pelt of any animal
after the same has been removed from
the carcass thereof, within any ice
box or cooling room in which meat,
fish, game, poultry, or any product
thereof intended for human food is
kept or stored.
SECTION 13.
Every person engaged in bandit.
meat, fish, game, poultry, or any prod-
uct thereof, Intended for human food, !
shall at all times keep his hands and
clothes clean and in a sanitary condi-
tion.
It shall be unlawful for any per-
son, after having handled any hide,
skin, pelt, or any non - edible part of
any animal, to handle any meat, fish,
game, poultry, or any product thereof,.
intended for human food, without first
cleansing his hands.
SECTION 14.
It shall be unlawful for any person,
other than the person regularly em-
ployed for such purpose, to handle,
fumble, or touch any meat, fish, game,
poultry, or any product thereof, that
is stored, held, kept, exposed or of-
fered for sale for human .food.
SECTION 15.
It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to keep, expose
or offer for sale, or to sell any oys-
ters unless the same are kept in clean
containers and thoroughly enclosed,
covered and protected from dirt, dust,
flies, and other Insects, or to use any
ladle, dipper or measure for handling
. oysters, unless the same is kept clean
and is used for no other purpose.
SECTION 16.
It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to use, or to
!cause or permit to be used, any im-
pure or unclean water for washing,
'mixing or preparing meat, fish, game,
poultry, or any product thereof, for
human food.'
SECTION 17.
It shall be unlawful for any person.
e=ngaged in handling mpat, fish, game,
poultry, or any product thereof, in-
tended for human food, to enter the
room of any person who is affected
with pulmonary tuberculosis, or other
communicable, contagious or infec-
tious disease.
It shall be unlawful for any person
affected with pulmonary tuberculosis,
verre 4isease, or other communi-
Cebge, 4oatagioug or infections , dis-
e tie— to in hand-
s
Iling or preparing meat, fl
poultry, or any product thereof, for
human food; and it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation so
to employ or permit to be employed
any such person.
SECTION 18.
This ordinance and the provisions
thereof shall apply to the city of New-
port Beach, and any person, firm, or
corporation violating any of its pro-`
visions shall be deemed guilty of a 1,
misdemeannor and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding $250.00, or imprisonment for'
a period not exceeding sixty days, or
by both such fine and imprisonment,
and any such person, firm or corpora-
tion shall be deemed guilty of a sep-
arate offense for every day during
which any portion of which any vio-
lation of any of this ordinance is com-
mitted, continued, or permitted by any
such person, firm or corporation, and,
shall be punished therefor as herein'
provided.
SECTION 19.
This ordinance shall take effect and
,be in force thirty days after its pass-
age and In the mean time it shall be
printed and published once in NEW-
PORT N1$WS, a newspaper of general
circulation, printed, published and cir-
culated in the city of Newport Beach.
The above and foregoing ordinance,
No. 270 was passed at a regular meet-
ing of the Board of Trustees of the;
city of Newport Beach held the 15th;
day of December, 1924, by the follow-
ing vote:
Ayes, Trustees, GEO. P. WILSON,;
FRED W. YOUNG, CONRAD RICH -'.
TER, L. S. WILKINSON.
Noes, Trustees, None. h
Absent, Trustees, H. C. SLOAN. f
The foregoing Ordinance No. 270
having been duly passed is signed and
approved by me this 15th day of De-
cember, 1924.
BEG. P. WILSON,
President of the Board of Trustees.
Attest: V. A. SEBRING,
Clerk of the City of Newport Beach.