Proposed Goat Milk Ordinance for City of South Bend, Indiana

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-13- storage, processing, or transporting of goat milk shall not be used for any other purpose without the permission of the health officer. The delivery of goat milk to and the collection of goat milk containers from residences in which cases of communicable disease transmissible through milk supplies exist shall be subject to the special requirements of the health officer. SEC. 10 (a). If goads milk is pasteurized it shall meet all of the re- quirements of ordinance No.23;X4 City of South Bend, passed by the City Council of South Bend and signed by the Mayor on June 24, 1940. SEC. 11. Goat Milk from Points Beyond the Limits of Routine Inspection. Goat milk from points beyond the limits of routine inspection of the City of South Bend may not be sold in the City of South Bend, or its police jurisdiction, unless produced and /or pasteurized under provisions equivalent to the requirements of this ordinance; provided that the health officer shall satisfy himself that the health officer having jurisdiction over the production and processing is properly enforcing such provisions. SEC. 12, Future Goat Dairies and Goat Milk Plants. Properly prepared plans for all goat dairies and goat milk plants which are hereafter constructed, recon- structed, or extensively altered shall be submitted to the health officer for approval before work is begun. In the case of goat milk plants signed approval shall be obtained from the health officer and or the State health department. SEC. 13. Notification of Disease. Notice shall be sent to the health officer immediately by any producer or distributor of goat milk upon whose goat dairy farm any infectious, contagious, or communioable disease occurs. SEC. 14. Procedure When Infection Suspected. When suspicion arises as to