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ORDINANCE NO. 70
IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS FOR THE INSPECTION OF MEAT
IN WELD COUNTY, COLORADO .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WELD COUNTY,
COLORADO:
0 SECTION I . SHORT TITLE
This Ordinance shall be known as , and may be referred to as
the Weld County Meat Inspection Ordinance of 1980 .
SECTION II. AUTHORITY
These regulations are enacted and promulgated pursuant to
-+ the powers granted to the Board by the Constitution and statutes
of the State of Colorado and the Weld County Home Rule Charter.
SECTION III . PURPOSE
The Board is aware of Federal and State laws and regulations
relating to the slaughter, processing, and inspection of meat for
sale as a finished product. These statutes and regulations, however,
exclude from inspection meat slaughtered and processed for consump-
tion by the owner of the live animal. The Board finds that animals
are sold live to the consumer for custom slaughter and consumption
where the consumer is not familiar with animal care, feeding,
or diseases. The Board finds that private consumption can, and
frequently does, encompass persons other than the owner of the
live animal. The Board finds that there are communicable diseases
which are not detectable from a visual inspection of the animal
which can pose a threat to human health upon consumption of the
meat. The Board, therefore, concludes that regulations relating
to the inspection of custom slaughtered meat are necessary for
the protection of the public health in Weld County.
SECTION IV. DEFINITIONS
As used in this regulation, the following terms shall have
the following definitions:
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(a) "Animal" means, but shall not necessarily be limited to,
cattle, calves , sheep, swine, goats.
(b) "Ante-Mortem Inspection" means an inspection performed
by the veterinarian on an animal prior to slaughter.
(c) "Board" means the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County.
(d) "Carcass" means all parts of a slaughtered animal,
including viscera, which are intended for human consump-
tion.
(e) "Custom Processing Plant" means a facility where car-
casses are processed.
(f) "Custom Processor" means a person who processes meat
products for the owner of the animal for consumption
by the owner.
(g) "Custom Slaughter House" means a facility where animals
are slaughtered and processed for consumption by the
owner of said animal, and not for sale or resale.
(h) "Custom Slaughterer" means a person who operates a
custom slaughter house.
(i) "Director" means the Director of the Weld County Depart-
ment of Health and his authorized agents.
(j ) "Meat" means any edible part of a carcass.
(k) "Meat Inspection Legend" means the official seal, stamp,
label or other device designed by the Board indicating
that the carcass, meat or meat products to which it is
affixed has been inspected pursuant to this regulation
and found wholesome.
(1) "Meat Products" means any meat or portion thereof
intended for, or capable of, use for human consumption
which is derived, or prepared, in whole or in part,
from any portion of any animal.
(m) "Person" means any individual, association, corporation,
partnership, or other business entity.
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(n) "Post-Mortem Inspection" means an inspection performed
by the veterinarian of the carcass following slaughter.
(o) "Processing" means the cleaning, cutting, packaging
and freezing of meat and meat products.
(p) "Slaughter" means the killing of an animal to include
bleeding, evisceration and skinning.
(q) "Veterinarian" means a person licensed to practice
veterinary medicine in the State of Colorado and retained
by the Board to perform meat inspections.
(r) "Wholesome Meat and Wholesome Meat Product" means any
meat or meat product which is free from disease; arti-
ficial coloring or dye, or other chemical and/or hormone
additives; is healthful; clean; and is otherwise fit for
human consumption.
SECTION V. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
All animals slaughtered and processed by a custom slaughterer
or custom processor shall have a post-mortem inspection by a
veterinarian pursuant to these regulations unless the carcass has
been inspected and declared to be wholesome by the State of Colo-
rado or the United States Government.
SECTION VI. ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION
(a) The ante-mortem inspection shall be voluntary and
shall be performed at no additional fee to the slaughterer ,
processor or owner, however the slaughterer or processor
may require such ante-mortem inspection.
(b) If the veterinarian determines, upon an ante-mortem
inspection, that the animal inspected is diseased,
dying, moribund, or the animal has or is suspected of
having biological pesticide or drug residues, the
veterinarian shall inform the slaughterer or processor
and the owner that the animal has failed the ante-
mortem inspection and that the animal is not deemed
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to be fit for human consumption and therefore, un-
wholesome.
SECTION VII . POST-MORTEM INSPECTION
(a) A post-mortem inspection shall be made of all animals
slaughtered and/or processed by a custom slaughterer
or a custom processor.
(b) The custom slaughterer or custom processor shall pro-
cess the carcass in such a manner that all parts that
are intended for use as meat or meat products can be
identified with the carcass.
(c) If the custom slaughterer or custom processor has
reasonable cause to believe or suspect that the animal
is not fit for human consumption, said slaughterer or
processor shall retain all parts of said animal in
such a manner that they can be clearly identified as
a part of the unwholesome animal for the veterinarian' s
final disposition.
(d) Carcasses, organs and other parts of an animal shall
be handled in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination
with fecal material, urine, bile, hair, dirt or foreign
matter. If contamination occurs , said contamination
shall be promptly removed in a manner satisfactory to
the veterinarian so as to preserve the wholesome
character of the carcass.
(e) Each carcass , including all parts intended for human
consumption shall be inspected by the veterinarian after
slaughter.
(f) The veterinarian shall perform his inspection and make
his reports as follows :
(1) The veterinarian shall inspect the entire carcass,
including all detached parts retained and identified
as provided in subsection (b) and (c) above, and
when an animal or any part thereof is found to be
infected, diseased, or has biological, pesticide,
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or drug residues such that the animal or any part
thereof is deemed to be unfit for human consump-
tion, the carcass and all identifiable parts , or
the affected parts thereof, shall be declared
unwholesome and shall be clearly identified as
such by slashing freely with edible green dye.
(2) When the animal or any part thereof is found to be
unwholesome, the slaughterer or processor, and the
owner shall be immediately notified of such finding.
(3) Veterinarians retained by the Board to make inspec-
tions pursuant to this ordinance shall make a monthly
report to the Director setting forth the number of
ante-mortem inspections made and of post-mortem
inspections made, the number of animals where all
or part of the animal was declared to be unwholesome,
as well as a description of the reasons why the
animals declared to be unwholesome were so identified.
(4) When any animal or part thereof is declared to be
unwholesome, and the veterinarian determines that
the cause of the unwholesomeness presents an imme-
diate health hazard to the residents of the County
because of the infectious nature of the disease,
the veterinarian shall immediately notify the
Director of his findings.
SECTION VIII. FEES
(a) Fees for post-mortem inspections shall be as set forth
by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado.
(b) The slaughterer or processor shall maintain records and
remit to the Board the fees as set by resolution of the
Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado.
(c) The ante-mortem inspection is voluntary and said ser-
vice shall be performed at no additional fee to either
the slaughterer or processor, or the owner.
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SECTION IX. PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF UNWHOLESOME MEAT AND
GAME ANIMALS
(a) Upon a finding by the veterinarian that any animal or
carcass is unwholesome, or if the slaughterer or pro-
cessor has reasonable cause to believe that the animal
or carcass may be unwholesome prior to inspection, said
animal or carcass shall be isolated in such a manner as
to prevent the contamination of uninspected meat or
inspected wholesome meat.
(b) In no event shall a custom slaughterer or custom pro-
cessor process an animal or carcass which has been
declared unwholesome, with the same machinery or tools
with which wholesome meat is processed.
(c) Should any machinery or tools become contaminated by
unwholesome meat, said tools or machinery shall be
thoroughly cleaned and sterilized prior to any subse-
quent processing of wholesome carcasses.
(d) Game animals submitted for processing shall be stored
at least five (5) feet from inspected, wholesome meat
or uninspected meat, shall be processed when all pro-
cessing of wholesome meat has been completed, and all
tools used in the processing of game animals shall be
thoroughly cleaned and sterilized prior to any subse-
quent processing of wholesome animal carcasses.
SECTION X. HUMANE SLAUGHTER
No slaughterer shall shackle, hoist or otherwise bring live-
stock into position for slaughter, or bleeding unless employing such
a method whereby the livestock are rendered insensible to pain by
mechanical, electrical, chemical or other means that are rapid and
effective before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast or cut.
SECTION XI. APPLICABILITY
This Ordinance shall apply to all custom slaughter houses and
custom processing plants in the County of Weld, State of Colorado.
This regulation shall not apply to custom slaughter houses and
custom processing plants in which ante-mortem and post-mortem
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inspections of meat and meat products are performed under the
provisions of the Federal Wholesome Meat Act, or the State of
Colorado Meat Inspection Regulations .
SECTION XII. SEVERABILITY - PRE-EMPTION
Should any one provision of this regulation be found uncon-
stitutional, contrary to the laws of the State of Colorado, or
pre-empted by either State or Federal law, the remaining provisions
shall be deemed severable and shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION XIII. ENFORCEMENT
Should any custom slaughter house or custom processing plant
in the County of Weld, State of Colorado fail to comply with the
provisions of this Ordinance, the Board shall order said slaughter
house or custom processing plant to comply with the provisions of
this Ordinance and upon the slaughterer' s or processor' s failure
to so comply within ten (10) days of written notice of said demand,
the Board shall authorize the commencement of an action against
the slaughterer or processor pursuant to Section 16-13-305 (1) (f) ,
C.R. S. 1973 .
The above and foregoing Ordinance No. 70 was, on motion duly
made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 21st day of
April , A.D. , 1980.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
C. W. Kirby, /hairman
r
onard L. Roe, Pro-Tem
Norman Carlson
a Dunbar
ATTEST: + # 4''. } dr � , � r• 'A ty
tl ne K. Steinmark
Weld County Clerk and Recorder
and b erk to the Eoa d
B cat Y' �
Deputy
s
Deputy Count erk
APp32OV,ED AS TO FORM:
0jyj Z O `
County Attorney
PRESENTED: APRIL 21, 1980
PUBLISHED: APRIL 24, 1980 in the Johnstown Breeze
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TIME - R f bPCI1 t�'mda fog that eduuet; AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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found witolesos°me.e. THE JOHNSTOWN BREEZE
'. preteta.' means STATE OF COLORADO )
in--nation thereof ) SS.
IeDN i.hMioRT'F3'rt,fi: mey COUNTY OF WELD )
se-knoim ,, portion of, I, Eugene Thomas, do solemnly swear
yberet shall r• . ` that I am publisher of The Johnstown
!Meat I'specttbri meanseAany Breeze; that the same is a weekly
o °a°tea newspaper printed, in whole or in part,and
daVel°N It,Amu.
°RAY published in the County of Weld, State of
{ mire i ae°a arsenal ie G Colorado, and has a general circulation
es' tin ursOW therein; that said newspaper has been
titian and e
to of Ordorade and .a - published continuously and uninterrupted-
. ty,Home Rule Chin; ly in said County of Weld for a period of
»r1mglDNuf PURPOSE more than fifty-two consecutive weeks
prior to the firsi publication of the annexed
tula aware roefaFm1eaati t ;, legal notice or advertisement; that said
be ands laaahesr; pfe, newspaper has been admitted to the
a I Mapes on of mel •t
as a United States mails as second-class matter
ante and and re
under the provisions of the Act of March 3,
'mazi ediaughee x ° 1879,or any amendments thereof,and that
for conesm.ptton
ramie live animal- r �.by said newspaper is a weekly newspaper
da that animals art meat taepse- duly qualified for publishing legal notices
to consumes for,slardditar and call- - and advertisements within the meaning of
p e ume :It:alta fog the laws of the State of Colorado.
or diseases. The Board neap- or mot
t rmate c�a�tptWn on is tree horn That the annexed legal notice or
fan slat coloring or advertisement was published in the
Cf tee` 'ive°Animal. lit. eite regular and entire issue of every number of
blinds `was there ds.` se litter said weekly newspaper for the period of
fable diseases soh lion,
Potable from a vi
of. a ammo w .ro:Iaabl UM / consecutive insertions; and that the
aCthroat t hoot NTs first publication of said notice was in the
- Hasid p weneorpp,, eta � red and
dW u[hp
„s-put regulations in a e te+n aa+ issue of said newspaper dated....A.In 1
t'� the ULpeea et n•
Slaughtered meat
le protection A.D. 19.80 , and that the last publication
— of said notice was in the issue of said
ilitoION IV.DEFINITIONS a. ar newspaper dated /Ip' JY A.D. 19 ga
alga
shalt vuss`ale alit. In witness whereof I have hereunto set
definitions: - Nl./hNTL':' RYIIgI[
wmat^ means. but ° my hand this J Clkday of /}I""
a calves, neii41
Wei rieessedly ap, s�wtne, dst -and 'ao•�`.n, - A D 19....�"(?...
_IMF aAnt•Mortem•• IInseee• sainteri"sE'nor•D
tYta'"pMtt , .theawbrit M :bewares 7Ti t• .i 41/1.7LprL
tip an prior t slw m 17
d „'weaiutheloam Publisher.
Cotahrdsslonets of EMUwe'vatertaartan deter-
-apanm an the a item
.b' , 'that the animal Subscribed and sworn to before me- a
tilt"Carcass••means all parts is diseased, dying,
shaty� red animal,Man- or the animal ha br Notary Public in and for the County of
m v�ecwhich are intended is d of having biological
te�r6man>conaumptlon,. _ or dtvg reaauee, the Weld,State of Colorado, this 1 ��"� day
shall Inform we
to ••Caetm processing else ror.processerand the yG,�
Plant' means-a facility where the animal has failed of ...kin- A D. 1
carcasses We profaned. theentaltnvrtem Inspection and
thattanimal is not deemed io �[
ill: •Lbatin processor; be fit for human consumption
and therefore, unwholesome. .... .. t-1��•''�L�
m ht semi who processes of Notary Public,
mean eta for the owner of
ttMloWfler.• consumption by stet-netta.Post-Atomism omism
t FA 4'Custem Slaughter (a) A post•moiteminapection. My commission expires vh —1( -O /
tassel- means a facility where sllnyree made of all animals
mare slaughtered .and slaughtered and-or processed by
p for aid dmp toy a custom slaughterer or a
fiatllsr of said animatesand custom processor.
nmoMniarnide or t Sale. '
1...L it g1qu teror'�- t 7 T e custom slaughterer or
hpa� processor shall process
whet false a carcass in such a manner
that all parts that are intended
(If-"Dinner" means' the for use as meat or meat ,
Director of the Weld County products can be identified with
Department of Health and his tome carcase.
authorized agents.
I
Ic) If the custom slaughterer
or cbustom processor has reason. SeeFION VIII gifts
that cause an mmaaalul believe
tot t ct (a) Tws y'pqortem rrT YttIC:
Viconnsitnptlon, - said Board �slma o
Cato er' pF°caaaer 'hell 4` tr s ._ re of Weld euM3e n ationtebaary e laws:
pits at Wit ' celur o. el the Sate of Colorado. or
tntitledas a ) ti ., by eltlrer State di
�e ssPoel(�. r °V 1" °� ;+'tal'ce law,shall be the remaining
irarinartionon i _ � +- Of bla 4( remain e in
othhatiewpVp� effect
and
ei Cal a 1 c Renner
<, ., NGTION Xftf.ENFORCE-
urine. r s 1.ff@N'f'
dirt or r. + �.,.1r.pP aM aaW
f� '" aoisa Should any custom-slaughter
processing
Lm 'BM ilppII � ' .. •' <.i . a or custom processing
a reprooa+.ee,m m the County awe)
pty
a toryto the vet oe setratt + the t trd shall
ee �� ce the Boars slush
is
to
ter o8 the em carcaerc"aea,°°tee
(el cteeancrin said Wughter matrons
or
;shallagerleristteirdM inane v TARE t�rora gen+gat' at ons,of
by after Amish. a) as thaf' y .lg thhe (�1 to so cwn and
within upon the
(f) The veterinarian MAE , or N ellgra� shed ys of rlw ttanotice• tire of
Penal, Ilia NepeC situ has rlae cornmendement of
matte nis reverts as foow.: be ve thatarcen piton agaWSC1he Blau tar•
1 (1) Thpv n ay r- . � (f)r C3RR
ii2i(kt4
Mill is On , SI te above and ny L1 d by t}ltrfollloowing vale en
or drug tes (b) nen(shad il'custom A. - , x880. �Y=CaMI edetriZens op
ptio�lra� affected yams tas 4 tells witA whicilsame �C It
yawn beelaarlylY Meal' fdreesly tiden �3. .; Iwo W.iti bRtiCh e-
I() C t thereoftulitnal or any a te1mn a
oumMoleseroe, t found trouS and the poughttereerrAr Pa
Of
�.tJune
such tem Wy notified of a ...w.- •ie16RPSfS,IN-Y ANA ___.
(8 ty rint*retained= ar to
CWn the d
tike and ctat.�tc tfiak room
mig a ,w sa_g ' i Locate ordwar
bet eafinl6 y �,� Cbtaf Clerk
made *+ FORM*
epee ors e , mwaikato ot r„�_.,
aarpmgp�arltls where all allot dwt
description ` as II as a declared is be Sf nasttp�oce of awphole : 1'MemNREa.:. ;+FRzi.21, IPSIten O
reasons why
th2 also ddeeclared to_ s .r.: �the7B PUBLISHED'APRIL 24,1880 in
golmetovm Bream
unwhole were' soldered* 4bl ' Co.I.e 8D- 88-Clerk to Bd.
smle . b ',.. gal
th((44)) shs animal or'.MR -Ito a r "shackle.
unwNOleson> vet .. yin ar _.tgr,
orlone that the cause gig,
rents a.. - theof ,
ard S itr d nisi
County b ells Infecc ). eleetrt Id rathid er nature of the disease the means fiat rap veterinarian shall of ate) effective#ne ing Shackled,
the Director' of his heisted N chef 0r cut.
findings
sec''ri(oxt.AFFLICyABU2rY
all ebstmn ter house a two
costOM sit
Cit
Co nty loraad0 This regulation sha State ll
nowt„appp_ly to custom ssllaughter
b and mwwhich aante.merteYim
of
men and meatt'�produce re
performed Ne Federaldunder me me provisions
Act, or the State of Meat
Meat Inspection Regulations
do
BOARD OF HEALTH
Weld County Health Department David Werking, DDS, Greeley
William Blick, Roggen
1516 HOSPITAL ROAD
Charles W. Judie, MD, MPH Fran Christensen, Eaton
Director GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 A.M. Dominguez, Jr., JD, Greeley
(303)353-0540 Annette M. Lopez, Greeley
Herschel Phelps, Jr. MD, Greeley
Kathleen Shaughnessy, PHN, Ault
Arthur G. Watson, Platteville
John M. Wheeler, Greeley
March 14, 1980
Commissioner Bill Kirby, Chr.
Weld County Board of Commissioners
Centennial Center
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Commissioner Kirby:
This letter will bring you the approval of the Board of Health of
the proposed Ordinance #70, In the Matter of Adoption of Regulations
for the Inspection of Meat in Weld County, Colorado. Action taken
by the Board in their meeting, March 10, 1980 is by the nation which
reads:
Moved that the Board of Health recommend to the County
Commissioners that the proposed Ordinance 70, for adoption
of regulations for Inspection of Meat in Weld County, Colorado,
be approved and in the matter of fees, the fees be established
by Resolution. The initial consideration the Board of Health
suggests: $4.00 - cattle
$2.00 - pigs and other livestock
We recommend favorable action on the above Ordinance.
Sincerely,
‘C:;C:24114114- 7/ De1/451
David Werking, DDS,
Weld County Board of Health
DW/hv
cc: Dr. Charles Juels
Phil Armstrong
ca'N�F�S
John Hall 4gt
�P!9 GOItNn
vi I 1980 ,J
aREEL6Y, GOLO.
ilik su?-'equen. prec' ie
wholesome carcasses_
by a vet''+farian pursuant to
Mitre concludes that re one re- means the oUieial seal stamp 'these r itlons unless the forprocessingmanimals bmit at r4ECONDREADTNtl kiting to- the ton ' 0 label or otlm device &e igned carcass been inspected and
O I AN NU Is cue slayss taro by.the Board mica{tnk that the declaredtobe wholesome by the least five wholesome meat or
netee to₹ troll of carcass ter meat-products State of Colorado or the Unitedspot-Led,
IN THE MA pF p� wad to which 1t zed has been States Government. uninsp tcd meat shall be
ION OF R�A1'IO MEAT
OWrt ftp0ectedp kto this oars. wholesome h meat prhasssl,teen
THE N8s' O MEAT tn."' , tenon wholesohti. 9ECTIDNyI ANTE-MORTEM
IN ''WELD-COUNTY, COLO- earr.tONIV.D ON8 INSPECTION completed, and aft fors used in
RADO. - the processing of game animals
• e, PPadyygqq" wrsap�
BE IT ORDI�p ED BP As used in file oa,the any ,coat m portion themeg (a) The ante-mortem ins ec- shall
thoroughly'
hio cleaned
subsea
F follow, terms it F ve the intended If
tUl`capable�q� don ahaB-be voluntary and shall iient processing BOAR Or TJMTY CO e- foilowin deflnitlofW forla(man cordon Gon whfohiU be perforfiled at lie additional q 6 of wholesome
SIOCOL R9O WELD CO (a Animal' but derived, fluin any portion 0[or owner, tloWever the alaughb SECTION X.HUMANE
to,cat , calves, na; any an coil. erer or pprocessor may require
SECTION I.BHOR'hTITL,E goatr. a ;such ante-mortem inspection. SLAUGHTER
THIS Ord, - (m "Person" means
fiance Shad be known (b( "Ante-Monson W, e- individual,eaeedatlon,corpora Ibl It the veterinarian deter- No slaughterer shall shackle,
live-
as,an may be referred t0 as the lion• means an non, partnership, or other mines, upon an ante-mortemWel hoist or otherwise bring rtty Meat Inspection on an animal
try the an business entity.. inspection, that the animal stock into position for slaughter,
Ordin e 0[1090. On an prior t0 ghtlT. is diseased, dying, or bleeding unless employing
(ill "Past-Morten e- moribund,or the animal has or such a method whereby the
SECTION II.AUTHORITYlivestock are rendered insensi-
icI" MaaN};dl(l Board performed
means sin. W ZIOrt is suspected of having biological ble to pain by mechanical,
of COun Co - err of performed by the veter veterinarian
a or f drug residues, the electrical, chemical or other
These!egoist i ill W enacted Weld Col ty. - of the carcass following eta veterinarian shall inform the
tandhedwOmul fed pursuant to ter. slaughterer or processor and the means that are rapid and
the powers anted to the Board (d)"Carcass"meata4,,ll parts ,ownerthat the animal has failed effective before being shackled
by the Cons Hutton and statutes of a elaughtered h are
tended
(o) "Processing" means the the ante-mortem inspection and hoisted, thrown, cast or cut.
of the State of Colorado and the 1ng viscera, which are Hltended cleaning, cutting, packaging that the animal is not deemed t
'Wo SECTION XI.APPLICABILITY
eld County Home Rule'Char- for human consumption, and freezing of meat and meal be fit for human consumption
ter. products. and therefore, unwholesome. This Ordinance shall apply to
an "eansom' Pty'whereg all custom slaughter houses and
SECTION III.PURPOSE - carcasses r means a facility'where (p) of" an a means the SECTION SP POSTMORTEM F
are processes. killing , animal to kds INSPECTION. custom processing plants in the
The Board is aware osuliatFederal raneding,evisceration and skin- County of s Weld, State ll
and State laps arid' a r, pro.
- a "perso Processor"s rang. A post-mortem all inspection l This oasla shall
relating the Blau ref, prat means a person ucts who processes shall be made of o animals not spa to custom slaughter
of meat meat products for the owner of (q) "Veterinarian"sedt means aa slaughtered and-or processed or by houses lant and c processing
nor as aProduct.: the animal for consumption by person licensed to practice a custom slaughterer or a plants in which ante-mortem
These statutes and dons, the owner. veterinary medicine in the State custom processor. -and post-mortem inspections rof
e
however, exclude In-. of Colorado and retained by the meat and meat are
spection meat and (g) "Custom nnaughter Board to perform meat Inspect- Oil The custom slaughterer or performed under the provisions
Proceseedo for den by House"means a fee Where bona: - custom processor shall process of the Federal Wholesome Meat
the owner Of the live al.The le are slay d and: the carcass in such a manner Act, or the State of Colorado
hoard find* that animals areprocessed for cone 1, •byand (r) "Wholesome Meat and that all parts that are intended Meat Inspection Regulations.
set live to the r and
for ie owner.of said 1, and Wholesome Meat Product" for use as meat or meat
custom" Maur r and con- not for sale or resale, means any meat or meat Products can be identified with SECTION XII.SEVER ABIL-
pt10t{_Whe[athecorW the cmerie product which is free hem me carcase. ITY - PRE PREEMPTION
not famnar with al care Ihl "Custom Slaughterer" disease; artificial coloring or
finds tdat ption custom slaughter house:- hormone additives;Is healthful; or custom processor has reason- this regulation be ono laws
can, and: N does. en-
47 . clean; and is otherwise fit for or
clines to believe or suspect stitutional, contrary to the laws
compare persons me than the (I) "Director" means the human consumption. that the animal is not fit for of the State of Colorado, or
owner of the dye animal. The Director of the Weld County human consumption, said pre-empted by either State or
Board finds Nat there are Department of Health and his SECTION V.MINIMUM slaughterer parts or processor shall ederal law, the remaining
communicable diseases which authorized agents. REQUIREMENTS 'retain an ofaaid animal in Provisions shall be deemed
are not detectable from a-visual such a manner that they can be severable and shall remain in
inspection of the animal which (I) "Meat" means any edible All animals slaughtered and clearly identified ass part of the full force and effect.
O .ppse- --a threat tohuman part of a carcass. processed bly a custom slaughll Unwholesome final di'por the
to gpwr o0arslanzlrm, ooh Of the erer or custom processor shall veterinarian's final disposition SECTION XIII N-NFORCE-
tneat .171e YW'afare, (k)"Meat InepeedealAgend" have a post-mortem inspection MENT
(d) Carcasses, organs and Should any
parts of an animal shall be Y custom slaughter
handled in a sanitary manner to house or custom processing
prevent contamination with plant in the Count- of Weld,
fecal material,urine,bile, hair, Slate of Colorado fail to comply
dirt or foreign matter. if with the provisions of this
contamination occurs, said con- Ordinance, the Board shall
lamination shall be promptly order said slaughter, house or
removed in a manner satin custom processingplant to
factory to the veterinarian so as comply with the provisions of
to epreeerve the wholesome this Ordinance and upon the
character of the carcass. s ughterer's or processor's
(el Each carcass, including failure to so comply within ten
all parts intended for human 110) days of written notice of
consumption shall be inspected said demand, the Board shall
by the veterinarian after slough- authorize the commencement of
ter. an action against the slaughter-
er or processor pursuant to
(f) The veterinarian shall Section 10-13-305111(8, C.R.S.
perform his inspection and 1973.
make make his reports as follows: The above and foregoing
(1) The veterinarian shall Ordinance No.70 was,on motion
inspect the entire carcass, duly made and seconded,
including all detached parts adopted by the following vote on
e -
retained and.identified as pro- AD., 1980. day of ---- -,
Added in subsection.(b) and Ica
above,and when an animal or
any part BOARD OF COUNTY
infected,diseased,or has blotog- COMMISSIONERS
teal,pesticide,,or drug residues WELD COUNTY,
such that the animal or any part COLORADO
thereof is deemed to be unfit for
human consumption, --_- ---the
andC.W.Kirby,Chairman
1 identifiable parts,
or l affectedfare parts thereof, Leonard L.Roe,Pro-Tem
shall ae declared,unwholesome identified
as
and shall be clearly f eelyied as N eisuch by en'dye g(freely with Norman Carlson
edible then hee, Lydia Dunbar
(2) When tithe animal to any
part w lesome is t he June K.Steinmark
unwholesome, the slaughterer ATTEST':
or processor,be immediately
and the edowner WeldCounty
shall fi ing.edlately notified of Cleric
d
such finding. and Recorder and
Clerk to the Board
Board
retained by
the cant make inspections De: -make to this ordinance shall Deputy County Clerk
a monthly report to the APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ber of'antctor etmg forth the inspections n-
bar e,and of ptem ortm --
made _
ct ohs a post-mortem in- County Attorney
animals made, the number of -
animals w declared
part of the PRESENTED. APRIL RI1 7, 19011
animal- was to be PUBLISHED. APRIL 10, 1980 in
dewpoltiomo as well as a the Johnstown Breeze
the, ni s� thedeclared
reasons d why Co. Legal R0 - 23 Clk to Bd.
the' animals esom were
so id to be
unwholesome were so idantitied-
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
THE JOHNSTOWN BREEZE
STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss.
COUNTY OF WELD )
I, Eugene Thomas, do solemnly swear
that I am publisher of The Johnstown
Breeze; that the same is a weekly
newspaper printed, in whole or in part,and
published in the County of Weld, State of
Colorado, and has a general circulation
therein; that said newspaper has been
published continuously and uninterrupted-
ly in said County of Weld for a period of
more than fifty-two consecutive weeks
prior to the firsi publication of the annexed
(4) When an animal or part legal notice or advertisement; that said
thereat it declared to be
unwholesome and the veterin newspaper has been admitted to the
arian determines that the cause of the unwholesomeness pre United States mails as second-class matter
seats an Immediate haith has- under the provisions of the Act of March 3,
and to the residents of the 1879,or
count because of the infectious any amendments thereof,and that
%vintn of the disease the said newspaper is a weekly newspaper
nabs*ar --t shall lmmeeate
MtiJY the Director of n� duly qualified for publishing legal notices
',In and advertisements within the meaning of
SECTION VIII.FEES the laws of the State of Colorado.
inspections sshallbe.asse°forortth That the annexed legal notice or
�b rasolution of the-.Board of advertisement was published in the
.t�m�l Commissioners of Weld regular and entire issue of every number of
(b)The slauaqhtererorpraes• said weekly newspaper for the period of
sor shall mahltaln records and
•rendt to the Board the fees as set / consecutive insertions; and that the
by resolution of the Board of
County CornmlaslonemofWeld first publication of said notice was in the
County, Colorado. ,
(c) The ante•mortem Inspec• issue of said newspaper dated Ate- /8
bon is voluntary- and said
service obeli be performed at no A.D. 19 SD , and that the last publication
its=rial tee to; either the
erer or processor,or the of said notice was in the issue of said
owner.
SECTION DC.PROCESSING newspaper dated APh ie A.D. 19 90
AND STORAGE OF UN- In witness whereof I have hereunto set
WHOLESOME MEAT AND
• GAla ANIMALS my hand ithis UN) day of Agh
veterinarian that any animal the A.D. 19..1 carcass Is unwholesome, or if
the slaughterer or processor has
the reasonable cause toss thatmay
a �Y C"Z-
tee ble or a to es eve be
unwholesome prior to inspec- 2
lion, id animal or carcass
sha be -isolated in )such a Publisher.
mannero nationl of puninsp c4G
meat.or inspected wholesome Subscribed and sworn to before me, a
(b)In no event shall acustom Notary Public in and for the County of
slaughterer or custom processor //{/�
process an mal•or carcass Weld,State of Colorado, this day
which has been•declared un-
wholesome, with the same of At,h A.D. 19...7 ....
machinery or tools with which / -
wholesome meat is processed.
it) Should any machine or 1 ..4( et-772*,-S4r... . ..%!- G..�/..
tools become.contaminated by Notary Public.
unwholesome meat,said tools or if machinery shall be thoroughly (, /'�j
cleaned and terihied prior to My commission expires...,FfG-F - �.e./i /
,) (3tC, C.)I and liter i, urMikee'rttte of the Federal Wholesome M at
Legal Notice SE 'I II.POST-MORTEM Act,or the State of Coarato Meat
,ziSPECTION Inspection Reguiatio s
FIRST READING (a)A pasYnin 'e- +,spectin Shall SECTION XII.SEVE RAM LITY-
ORDINANCENO.70 be made afltl nimals laughtr 0 PRE-EMPTION
IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION and/or pror•'ss,nd be a custom should any one provision of this
OF REGULATIONS FOR THE slaughterer or a custom processor. regulation be found unconstitu-
I NSPECTION OF MEAT IN WELD (b) The Custom slaughterer or 'tional, contrary to the laws of the
Affidavit of Publicatio COUNTY, COLORADO, custom processor shall process the State of Colorado,or preempted by
n BE IT ORDAINED BY THE carcass in•such manner that all either State or Federal law, the
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS- parts that are intended for use as remaining provisions, shall be
SIONERS OF WELD COUNTY, meat o' meat products can be deemed severable and shall remain
COL RADO: identified with the carcass. in full force and effect.
SCTION I:SHORT TITLE (c) If the custom slaughterer or -SECTION XIII.ENFORCEMENT
ThisOrdinance s STATE OF COLORADO
�, hall be known as, Custom processor has reasonable Should any custom slaughter
Countyreferred
1 ss. Me Ins cause to believe-or suspect that the house or custom processing plant in
County of Weld, ioastheWele animal is: not. fit for human the County of Weld, State of
oou98y Meat nspection Ordinance
of 1980 consumption, said.slaughterer or Colorado fail to comply with the
SECTION II.AUTHORITY processor shall retain all parts of provslons of this ordinance the
of These regulations are enacted and said animal In such a manner rh.l' Board shall order said slaughter
promulgated pursuant to the they can be clearly identified as a house or custom processing plant to
said County of Weld, being duly sworn, say that powers granted to the Bonyd by the the vetert of r
inarian's nar anunwholesome
se inal disposition.ima Ordinance y lth the provisions of this
antl upon the slaughter-
I am publisher of. Constitution and statutes of the
Id/At}�Phi'_Qe;( State of Colorado and the Weld (d) Carcasses, o sans and other er's or processor', failure to so
/_ County Home Rule Charier. Parts of an animal shall be handled comply within ten (10) days of
SECTION III.PURPOSE in a sanitary manner to orevnt written notice of said demand,the
SLn_GCt� P,a.p(f/c/ -- The Board is aware of Federal and contamination with fecal material, Board shall authorize the com-
thal the same is a weekly newspaper of genera; State laws and regulations relating urine, bile, hair, dirt or foreign mencement of and action agaist the
circulation arid-,printed and published in the to the slaughter, processing, and matter.
contamination If contamination
o t on inalil be o curs, slaughterer or processor pur-
(.....j11.,/,a inspection meat for sale as a suant to Section 16-13-305(1) (f),
�,f��,C� finished product. These statutes fly removed in a manner satisfac- C.R.S. 1973.
town of - and regulations,however, exclude tory to the veterinarian so as to The above and foregoing Ordi-
in said county and state; that the notice or adver- from inspection meat slaughtered preserve the wholesome character nance No. 70 was, on made and 70cwas,on m tionbduly
and processed for consumption by of the carcass,
lisemen6 of which the annexed is a true copy, he
the owner of the live animal. The (e) Each carcass, including all following vote on the day of
has beenpublished in said weekly newspaperparts intended for human consume- --- —, A O . 19n0
Board finds that animals sold life re inn shall be inspected by the B P D'OE COUNTY
/ slaughter the consumer ons for custom veterinarian otter slaughter. COMMISSIONERS
for _. . consecutive ot and consumption
weeks: that the notice was published in the the consumer is not familiar with II'U Thevete
rinarian
and make his perform or
_ WEI.O COUNT Y.COLORADO
animal care, feeding, or diseases. inspection r
ts
regular and entire issue of every number of said The Board finds that private as follows: inspect
W. Kirby, Chairman.
newspaper during the period and time of pub]. consumption can, and frequently the Te veterinarian entire cainar shall nsp e t Lenna'd L Roe.PrP Tem
cation of said notice and in the newspaper does, encompass persons other detached parts rat ned and iciest{- — ' —
than the owner diof the live animal. No'man Carlson.
proper and not in a supplement thereof; that the The Board finds that there are fled asprovided in subsection (b7
communicable diseases which are and(c)above,and who Lydia Dunbar
first publication of said notice was contained in not detectable from a visual 'or any part thereof is found to be ATTEST, - —
the issue of said newspaper bearing date the inspection of the animal which Can infected,diseased, er has biologi- Wort County bine K. ieinmai k
/ g(' pose a threat to human health upon cal.pesticide,or drug residues such (-wok and haters r and Clerk to
daY of Q, - W A.D.. 19 consum ntion of the meat. The that the animal or any Pdrt thereof the e,•are
and the last publication thereof. in the issue of Board, therefore, concludes that is deemed to be unfit for human ay- ___ _._
P regulations relating to the inspec- consumption, the carcass and all Deputy County Clerk
said newspaper bearing date, the s� . 2 day of tion of custom slaughtered meat identifiable parts, or the affected APPROVED yS TO FORM:
7) a .)___ I9 O C, are necessary for the protection of parts thereof; shall- be declared
/-fl' ; that the said the public health in Weld County. rtsunwholesome th and shall be clearly County Attorney
J ,/rL�, 1� �,eh�_A SECTION IV.DEFINITIONS identified as such by slashing CFn- ATED� MARCH 19, 1980
Y2 As used in this regulation, the freely with edible green dye. Pum sh T in the Platteville 19801
l / y�eO_,Ed f�J following terms shall have the (2) When the animal or any part and Li Salle Leader Thursday,
-``aft ,r7 d
following definitions: thereof is found to be unwholesome, March he 1980.
has been published continuously and uninterrupt- (a) 'Animal means, but shall not the slaughterer or processor, and
necessarily-be limited to, cattle, the owner shall be immediately
edly during the period ci at least fifty-two con- calves,sheep, swine,goats. notified of such finding.
secutive weeks next prior to the first issue thereof lb) - 'ante-Mortem Inspection' (3) Veterinarians retained by The
means an inspection performed by Board to make inspections par-
containing said notice or advertisement above the veterinarian on an animal prior suant to this ordinance shall makes
referred to; and that said newspaper was at the to slaughter. monthly report to the Director
(c) 'Board' means the Board of setting forth the number of ante-
time of each of the publications of said notice, County Commissioners of Weld mortem inspections made and of
duly qualified for that purpose within the mean- County. post-mortem inspections made,the
ing of an act, entitled, "An Act Concerning Legal (d) 'Carcass'means all parts of a number of animals where all or
slaughtered animal,'including vis- part of the animal was declared to
Notices, Advertisements and Publications, and Gera,which are intended for human be unwholesome, as well as a
the Fees of Printers and Publishers thereof, and consumption. description of the reasons why the
(e) 'Custom Processing Plant' animals declared to be unwhole-
to Repeal all Acts and Parts of Acts in Conflict means a facility where carcasses some were so identified.
with the Provisions of this Act," approved April 7, are processed. (a) When any animal or part
U) 'Custom Processor' means a thereof is declared to be unwhole-
1921, and all amendments thereof, and particu- person who processes meat pro- seine, and the veterinarian deter-
lady as amended by an act approved, March 30, ducts for the owner of the animal mines that the cause of the
for consumption by the owner. unwholesomeness p esents an .m-
1923, an an act approved M y 18, 193E (g) 'Custom Slaughter House' mediate health hazard to the
means a facility where animals are residents of the County because of
slaughtered and processed for the infectious nature of the disease,
eted
consumption by the owner of said the veterinarian shall immediately
animal,and not for sale or resale. notify the-Director of his findings.
aelePublisher (h) 'Custom Slaughterer' means a SECTION VIII.FEES
,rte/ person who operates a custom (a) Fees for post-mortem inspec-
Subscribed end sworn to before me this _-..f slaughter house. tions shall be as set forth by
1. [1 (i)'Director'means the Director of resolutionof the Board of County
day of _ ,1�L:G4/ A.D., 19 V O she Weld County Department of Commissioners of Weld County,
Health and his authorized agents. Colorado.
(I)'Meat means any edible part of (b)'The slaughterer or processor
.F,Ll4zlRr/ .n� jAz/ a carcass. shall mairdain records and remit to
_ / 'Meat Inspection Legend' the Beans the fees as set by
Y means the official seal, stamp, resolution of the Board of County
//_'"—elZ label or other device designed by Commissioners of Weld County,
My commission expires ! the Board indicating ting that the Colorado.
Notary Public carcass,meat or meat products to (c)The ante-mortem inspection is
which it is affixed has been voluntary and said service shall be
inspected pursuant to this regale- , performed at no additional fee to
tion and found wholesome. either the slaughterer or processor,
111 'Meat Products' means any or the owner.•
meat or portion thereof intended SECTION IX.PROCESSING AND
for, or capable of, user human STORAGE OF UNWHOLESOME
consumption Which Is derived, or MEAT AND GAME ANIMALS
prepared,In whole or in part,from Cal Upon a finding by the
any portion of any animal. • veterinarian that any animal or
(ml'PNann'means any individual, carcass is unwholesome,or if the
association, corporation, partner- slaughterer or processor has tea-
. _._. . __..
ship,or other business entity. sonable cause to believe that the
(n) 'Post-Mortem Inspection' animal or carcass may be oawbele-
means an inspection performed by some prior to inspectls,. said
the inarian of the carcass animal or carcass shall be isasated
folrwing slaughter.. in such a manner as to prevail Me
(o) 'Processing' means the clean- contamination of unlnspec..meat
leg,cutting, packaging and frees- or inspected wholesome Mat,
)M M meat and meat products. (b) In no event shall a gam
(p)'Slaughter'means the killing Of slaughterer or custom precesmr
an animal to Include bleeding, process an animal or carcass which
evisceration and skinning. - has been declared unwholesome,
(q) 'Veterinarian'means a person with the same machinery er tetls
linseed to practice veterinary with which wholesome meat Is
medicine in the State bf Colorado processed.
and retained by the Board to (c) Should any machinery'.lads
petirm meat inspections. become contaminated byaaaAaM-
(r) 'Wholesome Meat and Whot-- some meat,said tools or tHallinery
some Meat Pr duct' means any, shall be thoroughly cleaME and
meet or meat product which is free sterilized prior to any su)aaMaat
from disease;artificial coloring or' processing of wholesome car-
dye, or other chemical and/or Gasses.
Mermen additives; is healthful; (d) Game animals s'bm ttoe ter
clean; ,and is otherwise fit fur processing shall be stored at least
human consumption. ' five (5) feet from inspected,
SECTION V.MINIMUM RE whole ome meat, 9r. unMacad
OUIREMENTS meat,shall be prOCeSsedliell. MI
MI animals slaughtered and processing of wholesome Meet Ms
recessed by a custom slaughterer been completed,and all tea used
or cestum processor shall have a in the processing of game animals
pabrlortem Inspection by a veteri- shall be thoroughly cleaat and
natlon pursuant to these regula- sterilized prior to any sulfas.
fleas unless the carcass has been processing of wholesome animal
inflected and declared to be carcasses.
vstlssome by the State of Colorado SECTION X.HUMANE
or lie United States Government. SLAUGHTER
SECTION VI.ANTE-MORTEM. No slaughterer shall shackle.hoist
INSPECTION or otherwise bring livestock into
(a) The ante-mortem inspection position for slaughter, or-deeding'
sill be voluntary and shall be unless employing such a method
performed at no additional fee to whereby the livestock are rendered
the slaughterer, processor or insensible to pain by mechanical,
eweer,however the slaughterer or electrical,chemical or other means
pneaessor may require such ante- that are rapid and effective before
marten inspection. being shackled,•hoisted, thrown.
(61 If the veterinarian determines, cast or c t.
dean en ante-mortem Inspection, SECTION • APPLICABILITY
list the animal inspected is This Ordinance shall apply to.all
dSesed, dying:moribund, or,the custom slaughter houses end cus-
datmel has or is suspected of torn processing plants in the County
Hiring biological pesticide or drug of Weld. State of Celoraflg• This
Mi/dlles,the veterinarian shall regulation shall not applyotustom
inform the slaughterer or processor slaughter.houses and'custom e
and the owner that the animal has processing plants in which ante-
failed the ante-mortem Inspection mortem and post-mortem inspec-
end that `animal is not deemed tions of meat and meat products
to be Ii• human'consumption are performed under theptovisions
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