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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![if, having no label, it is an imitation or adulteration or is sold or offered for sale under a name, designation, description, or representation which is false or misleading in any particular whatever; and, in the case of eggs and poultry, if they have been kept or packed in cold storage or otherwise preserved, they must be so indicated by written or printed label or placard plainly designating such a fact when offered or exposed for sale. Sec. 9. The term “package” as used in this ordinance shall be construed to include any wrapper, phial, bottle, jar, demijohn, carton, bag, case, box, or barrel, or any receptacle, vessel, or container, of whatsoever material or nature, which may be used by a manufacturer, producer, jobber, packer, or dealer for inclosing any article of food or drugs. Sec. 10. The possession, sale, or offering for sale of any adulterated, mis- labeled, or misbranded food, liquor, or drug by any manufacturer, producer, jobber, wholesaler, packer, dealer, or broker, commission merchant, or agent, or employee, shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this ordinance. Sec. 11. Milk is the fresh, clean, lacteal secretion obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, properly fed and kept, excluding that ob- tained within 15 days before and 10 days after calving, and containing not less than Si per cent of solids not fat and not less than 3i per cent of butter fat and containing not more than 100,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter. (a) No person, persons, firm, or corporation shall have for sale, or offer for sale, or keep for use. or give away, any milk or milk product or compound in which milk or a product is used, which is obtained from any cow or cows which, after being tested for tuberculosis, are found to be affected with this disease, inspection for tuberculosis being conducted in the usual manner and at any time deemed necessary by the city board of health. (b) Ice cream is a frozen product, made from cream, milk, and sugar, with or without natural flavoring, containing not less than 14 per cent of butter fat; and if thickening is used it must be of a harmless vegetable substance, and such fact must be clearly stated on the label. Sec. 12. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this ordinance, the Sacramento city board of health shall cause to be made by the analyst, food and market inspector and deputies, inspections, examinations, and analyses of food and drugs suspected of being adulterated, mislabeled, or misbranded. Sec. 13. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this ordinance, the food and market inspector, city analyst, and deputies shall qualify as special police. Sec. 14. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to refuse to sell any deputy, the food and market inspector, or analyst any sample of food, liquor, or drugs upon tender of the market price thereof, or to withhold from him information where such food, liquor, or drug is kept; or withholding such information from such officer shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 19 of the Penal Code of the State of California. Sec. 15. It shall be the duty of the city attorney of the city of Sacramento to prosecute all violations of the provisions of this ordinance. Sec. 16. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $500, or shall be im- prisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Food, liquors, and drugs found to be adulterated, mislabeled, or misbranded within the meaning of this ordinance may, by order of any court or judge, be seized and destroyed. Sec. 17. No dealer shall be prosecuted under the provisions of this ordinance when he can establish a guaranty, signed by the wholesaler, jobber, manufac- turer, or other party residing in the United States from whom he purchased such article, to the effect that the same is not adulterated, mislabeled, or mis- branded within the meaning of this ordinance, designating it. Said guaranty to afford protection must contain the name and address of the party making the sale of such article to said dealer, and an itemized statement showing the articles purchased, or a general guaranty may be filed with the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture by the wholesaler, manufacturer, or jobber, or any other party in the United States, and be given a serial number, which number shall appear on each and every package of goods sold under such guaranty with the words “ Guaranteed under the food and drugs act, June 30, 1906.” [Ordinance No. 11, adopted Dec. 4, 1911.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28717569_0050.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
