[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of North Tonawanda as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-19-1929]
On and after October 1, 1929, it shall be unlawful for any person, partnership or corporation to bring or send into the City of North Tonawanda or to sell, offer for sale or distribute for direct human consumption within said City any milk from any herd which has not been officially tested with tuberculin in accordance with the uniform methods and rules of the Accredited Herd Plan as adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, and from which the reacting animals have not been removed.
A certificate of physical examination of the dairy cattle supplying milk to the City of North Tonawanda shall be filed annually with the Health Officer of the City of North Tonawanda and shall include a statement signed by the owner and the veterinarian to the effect that the herd has been tested with tuberculin in accordance with the Uniform Methods and Rules of the Accredited Herd Plan as adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, and that all reacting cattle have been removed from the herd.
Any violation of this ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $50 for each offense, and the person so violating this ordinance shall also be subject to a penalty of $50 for each offense, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction by the City of North Tonawanda.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Pasteurization and Packaging, adopted 10-26-1936, which immediately followed, was repealed 6-4-2003.