Proposed Goat Milk Ordinance for City of South Bend, Indiana

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-11- That when any goat milk distributor fails to qualify for one of the above grades the health officer is authorized to revoke his permit, or in lieu thereof to de- grade his product and permit its sale during a temporary period not exceeding 30 days or in emergencies such longer period as he may deem necessary. SEC. 9. Supplementary Grading Prescribed and Regrading Authorized. If, at any time between the regular announcements of the grades of goat milk, a lower grade shall become justified, in accordance with sections 5, 6, and 7 of this ordinance, the health officer shall immediately lower the grade of such goat milk, and shall enforce proper labeling and placarding thereof. Any producer or distributor of goat milk the grade of which has been lowered by the health officer, and who is properly labeling his goat milk, may at any time make application for the regrading of his product. Upon receipt of a satisfactory application, in case the lowered grade is the result of an excessive average bacterial plate count, direct microscopic count, reduction time, or cooling temperature, the health officer shall take further samples of the applicant's output, at a rate of not more than two samples per week. The health officer shall regrade the goat milk upward whenever the average of the last four sample results indicates the necessary quality, but not before the lapse of 2 weeks from the date of degrading. In case the lowered grade of the applicant's product is due to a violation of an item of the specifications prescribed in section 7, other than average bac- terial plate count, direct microscopic count, reduction time, or cooling tempera- ture, the said application must be accompanied by a statement signed by the applicant to the effect that the violated item of the specifications has been con- formed with. Within 1 week of the receipt of such an application and statement the health officer shall make a reinspection of the applicant's establishment, and thereafter as many additional reinspeotions as he may deem necessary to assure himself that the applicant is again complying with the higher grade requirements,