Ord 1963 9/11/1961 lie" 47
1 ORDINANCE NO .
1J '
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO . 1917, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION
OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR THE INSPECTION OF
MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF HEALTH OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AS APPROVED BY THE STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, TO 'ENABLE ANY ESTABLISHMENT
IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, IN WHICH MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS,
AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS ARE PREPARED OR PROCESSED FOR HUMAN CONSUMP-
TION, UPON MEETING SUCH STANDARDS, TO USE THE "TEXAS STATE APPROVED
MEAT FOR HUMAN FOOD" LABEL ON MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS PREPARED ,
OR PROCESSED BY SUCH ESTABLISHMENT, AND NAMING INSPECTION SERVICES
WHICH CONFORM TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
HEALTH AND ACCEPTABLE IN STATE APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS; REQUIRING
THE EVIDENCE OF INSPECTION BY LABEL OR STAMP; PROVIDING A PENALTY
AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1917 IS HEREBY
AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :
"Section I. ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF COMMISSIONER
OF HEALTH AS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The rules and regulations and standards for the inspection of
meat, meat Products , and meat food products, promulgated by the
Commissioner of Health of the State of Texas , under authority of
Article 4.4.18d, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes , as approved by the
State Board of Health, State of Texas, as authorized by Article
4.476-3, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, dated April, 1959, as
amended by amendments dated December 14., 1959, and all future amend-
ments made thereto, are hereby in all things adopted and made a part
of this as if set forth in full herein, and the provisions , stan-
dards , rules and regulations contained therein are made mandatory
requirements for the inspection and labelling of meat and meat food
products produced, sold or offered for sale within the limits of
the City of Wichita Falls , Texas, with the "Texas State Approved
Meat for Human Food" label thereon. Any establishment desiring to
sell
or offer for sale e meat, meat p roducts and meat food products
in the City of Wichita Falls containing thereon the "Texas State
Approved Meat for Human Food" label on such meat, meat products and
meat food products shall be governed by the specifications and regu-
lations promulgated by the Commissioner of Health as approved by the
State Board of Health adopted herein, and all requirements specified
therein shall be complied with.
"Section II. INSPECTION LABEL.
No person shall sell or expose for sale , or have in his Pos-
session with intent to sell, within the City of Wichita Falls, for
human food, any meat, meat product or meat food product which does
not bear the inspection mark, stamp, tag, or label of the United
States Department of Agriculture the Texas State Department of
Health, any Municipality bearing "Texas State Approved Meat For
Human Food" label, or the City of Wichita Falls, Texas
"Section III. PENALTY.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance
shall be assessed a fine of not less than $25.00, nor more than
$200.00 and each and every violation of any provision of this ordi-
nance shall constitute a separate offense.
is
"Section IV. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
If any section of this ordinance is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, void, or for any reason 'unenforceable, the remain-
ing sections of the ordinance shall not be affected thereby. "
„..I
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the wo day of sof4y /_0044,4,
A. D. , 1961.
Of
ATTEST:
y l erk
Cali -# /7 J _
' e J ; e
Timos t lab "shin Co. i
.1 ch Lta FL11s0Texas
Ple,,,,se publish copy o.sf. Ordirgnse :I , 1263 in the
!,-IshitaValls 4ccord a
T .rsd y Sept. 144, 1961
Please t w furnish this of fine -;it ? C%b ifioa ae of
bl cc tio€ o together vith copy of stycf? publleation. d
Yours ty3
A. L. Fitts„ C y lee