Dyer v. City Council of Beloit

The city of Beloit passed an ordinance under its police power regulating the sale and distribution of whole milk for direct human consumption, and the question presented involves the constitutionality of this ordinance. The only provision attacked is sec. 8.09 (X) (2) of the general ordinance, which provides:

“No pasteurized milk shall be sold in the city of Beloit which shall not have been pasteurized in approved plants within six miles from the intersection of State street and East Grand avenue in the city of Beloit.”

It is claimed this is a trade barrier, violates the right of contract…