Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask.
- Date:
- [1913]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![DOMESTIC ANIMALS. BRADDOCK, PA. HOGS—KEEPING OF, WITHIN BOROUGH. Sec. 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the town council of the borough of North Braddock, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by authority of the same, that the keeping of hogs within the limits of said borough be and the same is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and is hereby prohibited. Sec. 2. Any person or persons, firm or corporation maintaining such nuisance shall upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than $1 nor more than $20 and costs of suit. [Ordinance adopted July 7, 1911.] EAST ORANGE, N. J. DOMESTIC ANIMALS—KEEPING OF. Sec. 1. No person, firm, or corporation shall keep or maintain live poultry or fowl of any kind, rabbits, hares, or guinea pigs, ducks, and geese, within the city of East Orange, without a permit therefor from the board of health, which permit shall be granted upon written application therefor and compliance with the provisions of this ordinance and the payment of a fee of $1. Such permit may be revoked by said board for violation of this ordinance. Sec. 2. No rabbits, hares, guinea pigs, ducks and geese, live poultry or fowl of any kind shall be kept or maintained in any dwelling house or part thereof, or in any tene- ment house or yard thereof, nor shall any of the above-mentioned animals or fowls be allowed to run at large, but shall be housed in a suitable house or coop, with an inclosed runway. Such house or coop and runway shall be kept thoroughly clean and unobjectionable at all times, and shall be cleaned at least once in every week, and more often if the health officer shall so require. No part of such house or runway shall be nearer than 30 feet from the doors or windows of any building occupied by human beings, whether for dwelling or business purposes. Sec. 3. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall be convicted of a violation of this ordinance shall forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $10 for each and every offense. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall take effect on the 1st day of January, 1912. [Supplement to Sanitary Code adopted Nov. 16, 1911.] HACKENSACK, N. J. PIGS—KEEPING OF. Section 1. No person or persons shall have or keep or allow to be kept in any building or premises, or on any lot of ground, of which he or they may be the owner, tenant, lessee, or occupier, any pigs, of any age or description, if in the opinion of said board of health the keeping of said pigs be deemed injurious to the public health. Sec. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than $10 and not more than $25. [Ordinance, board of health, adopted Dec. 21, 1911.] MORRISTOWN, N. J. KEEPING OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS—CHICKENS, FOWLS, AND POULTRY. No person, firm, or corporation shall hereafter keep or maintain any poultry, fowls, or chickens in houses, pens, coops, or runs within a distance of 30 feet from any dwel- ling house, nor within 12 feet of any street fence line without a written permit from](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28717569_0178.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
