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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11436� W ORDINANCE N0. 112436 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBPARAGRAPH (a) OF ITEM lr. OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 22 -7 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, SAME REGULATING THE SALE OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Subparagraph (a) of Item 1r. of Subsection (A) of Section 22 -7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock regulating the sale of milk and milk products in the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows: " Item 1r. Cows -- Tuberculosis, Bang's disease, other diseases; and certificates: (a) Tuberculosis. A tuberculin test of all herds producing Grade A raw milk for pasteurization shall be made before any milk therefrom is sold, and shall be retested every three years thereafter. All cattle 24 months of age or older shall be included in the test, regardless of the utilization of the milk. All cattle added to the herd shall have passed a tuberculin test within three months before being added to the herd and retested in not less than sixty days, nor more than ninety days after being added to the herd. If reactors are found, the herd shall be retested as often as directed by the Health Officer and /or the State Veterinarian. Tests and retests shall be made by an ac- credited veterinarian or regularly employed veterinarian of the Livestock and Poultry Commission and reactors dis- posed of in accordance with requirements approved by the Animal Disease Eradication Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Com- mission. Every reactor and /or suspect shall be removed from the herd at once, and no milk therefrom shall be sold or offered for sale. Each animal tested shall be identified by a numbered metal tag or tattoo mark and a certificate, properly executed and legibly signed by the veterinarian and filed as directed by the Health Officer, shall be the only valid evidence of the test. The wording of, and in- formation furnished by, the certificate shall meet the approval of the Health Officer. Provided, however, that in case of extreme shortage of Grade A raw milk for pasteurization in Arkansas, and the supply of Grade A raw milk for pasteurization is not avail- able from other areas complying with a three -year tuberculin testing program, the Health Officer having jurisdiction is hereby authorized to permit the importation of Grade A raw milk for pasteurization from other areas that are operating under and complying with the tuberculin test requirements of the current U.S. Public Health Service Ordinance and Code." SECTION 2. It is found and determined that there is an extreme boa 4?'f F -- S- JM l � -2- shortage of raw milk products available to the public within the City of Little Rock; that such shortage can be relieved in part by adopting the U.S. Public Health Department's standards for testing for tuberculosis at sources outside the State of Arkansas; now therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. PASSED: November 4, 1963 ATTES��c �e City Clerk APPROVED: A.aav ✓ . Mayor.