Chapter 4 — HOGS—GARBAGE-FEEDING HOG RANCHES

Section

• 32.0401 Maintenance.
• 32.0402 Feeding Floors.
• 32.0403 Storage Bins.
• 32.0404 Garbage in Pens.
• 32.0405 Water Troughs.
• 32.0406 Hog Wallows.
• 32.0407 Floors.
• 32.0408 Dead Animals and Animal Refuse.
• 32.0409 Violations.

All places where garbage is fed to hogs shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and in accordance with the provisions hereof. (Ord. 527, passed - -1958)

All garbage fed to hogs shall be upon feeding floors, which feeding floors must be of concrete and so constructed as to permit controlled drainage; such drainage must be to the outside of the pens and not accessible to hogs and must be disposed of in a manner not to create a nuisance. The surface of all feeding floors must be maintained smooth enough to permit efficient cleaning. All feeding floors must have all refuse, garbage, and manure removed therefrom at least once daily, after which they must be flushed with water and drained; except, that feeding floors in open lots where brood sows or young shoats only are kept, will be considered as cleaned when they are entirely dry after sweeping. (Ord. 527, passed - -1958)

No vat, bin, or other receptacle for the storage of garbage shall be maintained unless the entire receptacle is above the level of the ground and watertight and so equipped that the same may be washed, scrubbed and drained and all such receptacles must have all garbage removed and be thoroughly washed and cleaned at least once each day when in use. (Ord. 527, passed - -1958)

No garbage shall be left in any hog pen or in the vicinity of any hog pen longer than from the day it is received or fed until the next day. No refuse garbage shall be left in any such pen longer than from the day it is received until the next day. (Ord. 527, passed - -1958)

All water troughs for the watering of hogs must be constructed in such manner and so covered as to permit hogs to drink, but to prevent as far as possible, the entry of other than their heads into the water trough. All water troughs must be kept clean and provided with clean water. All water troughs must be connected with efficient drainage and must not be permitted to overflow, except such water troughs as may be located in open lots, where brood sows or young shoats only are maintained. The surface for a radius of at least six feet from all such water troughs must be of concrete or other mireproof material. (Ord. 527, passed - -1958)

No hog wallows or mire will be permitted in any hog pen or lot, except drain-equipped concrete walls, upon which must be maintained a floating surface of at least one-half inch heavy oil or water in which must be contained a proper percentage of approved disinfectant. All such concrete wallows must have their contents removed and be cleaned frequently enough to maintain clean material in them. Hogs may have access to running streams of water, provided no wallows are maintained adjacent to such streams; and further provided, that such access to streams by hogs will not create a menace to public health. (Ord. 527, passed - -1958)

Floors of all houses where hogs may enter, must be of concrete or watertight boarding and must be maintained in a clean condition. The use of clean bedding upon such floors will be permitted. (Ord. 527, passed - -1958)

Dead animals or animal refuse, other than garbage as hereinbefore defined, shall not be fed to hogs unless first sterilized by heat. (Ord. 527, passed - -1958)

A violation of any of the terms or provisions of this Chapter shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment of not to exceed 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 527, passed - -1958)