Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 61-4-21 - Personnel - Health21.1. No person affected with any disease in a communicable form, or while a carrier of the disease, shall work at any dairy farm or cheese making facility in any capacity which brings him or her into contact with the production, handling, storage, or transportation of milk, cheese, containers, equipment, or utensils. No dairy farm operator or cheese maker shall employ in any capacity any person having or suspected of having a disease in a communicable form, or being a carrier of the disease. Any producer who suspects that any employee or family member has contracted any disease in a communicable form, or has become a carrier of the disease, shall notify the Commissioner immediately.21.2. When reasonable cause exists to suspect the possibility of transmission of infection from any person handling milk or cheese, the Commissioner may require any or all of the following measures: 21.2.1. The immediate exclusion of that person from milk or cheese handling;21.2.2. The immediate exclusion of the milk or cheese supply concerned from distribution and use;21.2.3. Adequate medical and bacteriological examination of the person, and of his or her associates.