Ord 1917 6/27/1960ORDINANCE NO. i
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR THE INSPECTION OF MEAT, MEAT PRO-
DUCTS AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER
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 CON-
SUMPTION UPON MEETING SUCH STANDARDS TO USE THE "TEXAS STATE
APPROVED MEAT FOR HUMAN FOOD" LABEL ON MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRO-
DUCTS 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.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF COl`M.MISSIONER OF HEALTH
AS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The rules and regulations and standards for the inspection
of pleat, meat products, and meat food products, promulgated by
the Commissioner of Health of the State of Texas, under authority
of Article 4418d, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, as approved
by the State Board of Health, State of Texas, as authorized by
Article 4476 -3, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, dated April,
1959, as amended by amendments dated December 14, 1959, and all
future amendments made thereto, are hereby in all things adopted
and made a part of this as if set forth in full herein, and the
provisions, standards, 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 meat, meat pro-
ducts and meat food products in the City of Wichita Falls con-
taining 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 regulations 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.
Only meats bearing the inspection mark, stamp, tao,, or label
of the United States Department of Agiriculture, the Texas State
Department of Health, any Municipality bearing Texas State Appro-
ved legend, or the City of Wichita Falls shall be acceptable for
sale in the City of Wichita Falls; Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED, This tT
ATTEST:
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