8.04.570 - Slaughter of animals.
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Commerce, CA.
The text
No person shall, within the city, wilfully slaughter or cause to be slaughtered any cattle, calf, horse, mule, sheep, swine or goat. This section shall not apply to the slaughter of such animals within an educational institution, physician's office or laboratory for medical research or other scientific purposes, to the slaughter of such animals by a person licensed by the state to practice veterinary medicine or by any commercial establishment duly licensed by the city and the U.S. Department of Agricultural as a slaughterhouse.
A violation of this section is an infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars.
(Ord. 255 §1(part), 1978).