Sale or offer for sale of diseased or unwholesome meat or fish in city or town unlawful; penalty.
1. No person shall bring, expose or offer for sale, or sell in any city or town within this state, for human food, any:
(a) Blown, meager, diseased or bad meat or game; or
(b) Unsound, diseased or unwholesome fish.
2. No person shall bring, expose or offer for sale, or sell in any city or town within this state, the flesh of any animal which, when killed, was sick or diseased, or that died a natural or accidental death.
3. No person shall slaughter, expose for sale or sell, or bring or cause to be brought into any city or town within this state, for human food, any calf unless it is in good, healthy condition and 4 weeks of age.
4. Any article or animal that shall be offered or exhibited for sale, in any part of this state, in any market or elsewhere, as though it were intended for sale, shall be deemed offered and exposed for sale, within the intent and meaning of this section.
5. Any person who, in violation of the provisions of this section, shall bring, slaughter, expose or offer for sale, or sell in any city or town within this state any article or animal which is unfit or unsafe for human food shall forfeit the same to the authorities.
6. Any sheriff, constable, policeman or other peace officer or the State Health Officer shall forthwith remove any of the animals or articles named in this section, when aware of the existence thereof, at the expense of the owner thereof, in a manner that will insure safety and protection to the public.
7. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Last modified: February 26, 2006