Ord 1837 7/13/1959ORDINANCE NO. 1839
AN CRDINANCE TO CONTROL TUBERCULOSIS; AND TO CONTROL
BRUCELLOSIS UNDER PLAN AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND OTHER
DISEASES; AND PROVIDINJ FOR TESTS OF MILK HERDS, THE ISSUANCE
AND FILING OF CERTIFICATES TO ACCREDITED ANIMALS AM HERDS
AND THE PERMANENT EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN COWS FROM THE HERDS, THE
DISPOSITION OF REACTORS; AID PROVIDING FCR A PENALTY FCR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT CRDA I NED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS9 TEXAS:
SECTION 1: At least once each 12 months a tuberculin
test of all herds and additions thereto shall be made by a licen-
sed veterinarian recognized by the Texas Animal Health Commission.
Said tests shall be made and any reactors disposed of in accord-
ance with the requirements of the Bureau of Animal Husbandry,
U. S. Department of Agriculture, for accredited herds: A certifi-
cate identifying each animal by ear tag or ear tattoo, signed by
the veterinarian or attested to by the Health Officer, and filed
as directed by the Health Officer, shall be evidence of the above
test.
'SECTION 2: From and after the effective date of this
ord inance,a l l milk and mi ik products for pasteurization offered
for sale in Wichita Falls, Texas, shall be,from herds certi-
fied by the Texas Animal Health Commission, as following Plan A
as approved by the State Department of Agriculture and the U. S.
Department of Agriculture for the eradication of brucellosis.
Evidence of this certificate shall be filed as directed by the
Health Officer,, All additions to the herd shall be brucellosis
free. Tests and retests shall be made, and any reactor disposed
of in accordance with the requirements of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. A certificate identifying each animal, signed by the
veterinarian and the director of the laboratory making the test,
and filed as directed by the Health Officer, shall be evidence of
the above test.
SECTION 3: Cows which show a complete induration of
one quarter or extensive induration in one or more quarters of the
udder upon physical examination, whether secreting abnormal milk
or not, shall be permanently excluded from the milking herd; pro-
vided, that this shall not apply in'the case of a quarter that is
completely dry. Cows giving bloody, stringy or otherwise ab-
normal milk, but without entire or extcnsive induration of the
udder, shall be excluded from the herd until re- examination shows
that the milk has become normal.
SECTION 4: For other diseases, such tests and exami-
nations as the Health Officer may require after consultation with
the Texas Animal Health Commission shall be made at intervals and
by methods prescribed by it, and any diseased animals or reactors
shall be disposed of as it may require.
SECTION 5: Any person who shall violate any provision
of this ordinance shall be fined not less than $ 10.00 nor more than
$100.00 at the discretion of the court. Each and every violation
of any provision of this ordinance shall constitute a separate
violation.
SECTION 6: All ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed, and the in-
validity or unconstitutionality of any part of this ordinance
shall not void any other valid or constitutional portion thereof.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 60 days after
passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of July, 1959.
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Geo. T. fiendersorfCity Clerk