Proposed Goat Milk Ordinance for City of South Bend, Indiana

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-5- Whenever the average bacterial count, the average reduction time, or the average cooling temperature falls beyond the limit for the grade then held, the health officer shall send written notice thereof to the person concerned, and shall take an additional sample, but not before the lapse of 3 days, for deter- mining a new average in accordance with section 1 (h). Violation of the grade requirement by the new average or by any subsequent average during the remainder of the current grading period shall call for immediate degrading or suspension of the permit, unless the last individual result is within the grade limit. SEC. 7. The Grading of Goat Milk. At least once every 6 months the health officer shall announce the grades of all goat milk delivered by all producers or distributors and ultimately consumed within the City of South Bend, or its police jurisdiction. Said grades shall be based upon the following standards: Grade A Raw Goat Milk. Grade A raw goat milk is raw goat milk the average bacterial plate count of which as determined under sections 1 (h) and 6 of this ordinance does not exceed 50,000 per cubic centimeter, or the average direct mic- roscopic count of which does not exceed 50,000 per cubic centimeter if clumps are counted or 200,000 per cubic centimeter 'if individual organisms are counted, or the average reduction time of which is not less than 8 hours, and which is produced upon goat dairy farms conforming with all of the following items of sanitation. Item lr. Goats, Tuberculosis and Other Diseases. A tuberculin test and a blood test for Bang's disease of all herds and additions thereto shall be made before any milk therefrom is sold,and at least once every 12 months thereafter, by a graduate, licensed, and accredited veterinarian and copies of such tests filed in the office of the health officer. All reactors shall be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the health officer. For other diseases such tests and examinations as the health officer may require shall be made at intervals and by methods prescribed by him, and any diseased animals or reactors shall be disposed of as he may require.