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Sec. 17-22. Procedure when infection suspected.

When reasonable cause exists to suspect the possibility of
transmission of infection from any person concerned with the
handling of milk or milk products, the health officer is authorized
to require any or all of the following measures:
(1) The immediate exclusion of that person for milk handling;
(2) the immediate exclusion of the milk supply concerned
from distribution and use; (3) adequate medical and
bacteriological examination of the person, of his associates
and of his and their body discharges. (Code 1959, § 17-22.)