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0124 (Prohibiting the possecssion of infectious fruit )ORDINANCE NO. /2i!, AN ORDINANCE prohibiting the possession, keeping, storage and /or transportation of certain infected and /or in- fectious fruit or vegetables in the City of Okeechobee; and providing for the inspection of same and the de- struction thereof if found to be infected with dangerous and /or obnoxious diseases, germs or insects; and de- claring such infected or infectious fruits or vegetables within said City to be and constitute a nuisance. BE IT ENACTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE: Section 1; It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to possess, keep and /or store within the City of Okeechobee or to transport through said City any fruit or vegetables known or found to be affected with any in- fectious disease or invested with any infectious or obnoxious germ or insect, whereby such infection or disease may be spread or communicated to other fruits or vegetables in said City or territory contiguous thereto. Section 2: The office of City Fruit and Vegetable inspector is hereby created and the City Council shall appoint same suit- able person to fill such office. It is hereby made the duty of the City Fruit and Vegetable Inspector of the City of Okeechobee to make or cause to be made under his supervision a regular and thorough inspection of all fruits or vegetables brought into said City by any means whatever, and if any such fruit or vege- tables be found upon such inspection thereof, to be affected or infested with any infectious or comrnunicable'disease, germ or insect of an obnoxious nature, whereby fruits or vegetables in contiguous territory may become so infested or infected, the same shall be summarily destroyed under the supervision of the City Fruit and Vegetable: Inspector of said City. Section 3: Any person, firm, association or corporation who knowingly transports or brings into the City of Okeechobee any such infected or infectious fruits or vegetables described in Section 1 hereof shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding the sum of Fiue Hundred ($500.00) Dollars or sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding sixty days, haws vol r or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Mayor. Section 4: The City Bruit and Vegetable Inspector in collaboration and with the advice and consent of the Mayor may pass such rules and regulations from time to time as may be deemed necessary, expedient and proper in carrying ou* and en- forcing the provisions of this Ordinance, which rules and re- gulations shall be promulgated and issued by the signatureSof both the City Fruit and Vegetable Inspector and the Mayor. Section 5. Any person, firm, association or corporation who shall fail or refuse to permit any fruit or vegetables in the City of Okeechobee to be inspected by the City Fruit and Vege- table Inspector shall, up©nconviction thereof, be punished as provided for in Section 3 hereof. Section 6: This Ordinance shall in no wise affect or re- peal any former or existing ordinance cbn the subject, but shall be taken and construed as cumulative and in addition to any other ordinance, rule or regulation on the subject. Section 7: This ordinance shall be effective from and after its final passage and approval by the Mayor. Read a first time and by unanimous consent passed to a second reading. Read a second time and by unanimous consent passed to a third and final reading. Read a third time and passed in open session of the City Council this 27th day of April, A.s. 1929. A tit Ak Als Al 0111/ is Attest: City Clerk Approved by me this 27th day of Apr , A.D. 1929. President o City Council ay or