As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Applies to dogs and other mammals susceptible to rabies.
Includes any person having a right of property in any animal
and any person who keeps or harbors an animal or has it in his care
or allows it to remain on or about any premises occupied by him.
A graduate of a recognized school of veterinary medicine
licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog
to allow such dog to run at large upon the public streets of this
municipality or upon the property of others. Any dog beyond the boundaries
of his owner's property shall be under positive control by leash.
A.
Persons bitten by animals: It shall be the duty of
any person who has knowledge that an animal has bitten or injured
any person in this municipality to immediately report the facts and
the whereabouts of such animal to this Board, and it shall be the
duty of the owner of every such animal to immediately confine it in
such manner as will prevent it from escaping or running at large.
Upon receipt of such report, the Board shall advise the owner as to
the procedure to be followed with respect to the further confinement
and examination of the animal.
B.
Animal bitten by an animal suspected of rabies: It
shall be the duty of any person who has knowledge that an animal in
this municipality has been bitten or otherwise injured by, or been
exposed to or been in contact with, an animal infected with or suspected
of being infected with rabies to immediately report the facts and
the whereabouts of such animal to this Board.
C.
Animals infected with rabies: It shall be the duty
of any person who has knowledge that an animal in this municipality
is infected with or suspected of being infected with rabies to immediately
report the facts and the whereabouts of such animal to this Board.
Any animal suspected of being infected with rabies shall immediately
be removed to and confined in a veterinary hospital acceptable to
this Board, and such animal shall not be released therefrom without
permission of this Board. Any animal infected with rabies shall be
disposed of in such manner as this Board may direct.
A.
If the records of this Board do not disclose any occurrence
of rabies in this municipality within a period of 100 days prior to
the receipt of such report, it shall be the duty of the owner of any
animal which has bitten or injured any person in this municipality
to follow the procedure set forth below.
(1)
The animal shall be confined by the owner, for an
observation period of 10 days from the date the bite occurred, at
the home of the owner or at some other location selected by him, under
the supervision of a veterinarian and in such manner as will prevent
it from escaping or running at large.
(2)
Immediately upon being placed in confinement, the
animal shall be examined by a veterinarian employed by the owner.
A written report of the results of such examination shall be submitted
to this Board by the owner or the veterinarian within 24 hours.
(3)
If at any time during the said ten-day observation
period the animal develops symptoms indicative of rabies, such fact
shall be communicated at once to this Board, and the animal shall
immediately be removed to a veterinary hospital acceptable to this
Board.
(4)
If at any time during the said ten-day observation
period the animal should die, the owner shall immediately submit to
this Board the head of the animal for examination.
(5)
At the end of the said ten-day observation period,
the animal shall again be examined by a veterinarian employed by the
owner, and a written report of the results of such examination shall
be submitted to this Board by the owner or the veterinarian within
24 hours. If the second report reveals no symptoms indicative of rabies,
the animal may then be released from confinement.
(6)
If at any time after the animal is placed in confinement
it develops rabies, it shall be disposed of in such a manner as this
Board shall direct.
B.
If the records of this Board disclose any occurrence
of rabies in this municipality within 100 days prior to the receipt
of the report above referred to, it shall be the duty of the owner
of the animal which has bitten or injured any person in this municipality
to follow the procedure set forth below.
(1)
The animal shall be removed to, and confined by the
owner in, a veterinary hospital acceptable to this Board for an observation
period of 10 days from the date the bite occurred. The owner or the
hospital shall submit the receipt for the animal to the Board upon
the same day that it is placed in the hospital.
(2)
Immediately upon being placed in the hospital, the
animal shall be examined by a veterinarian employed by the owner.
A written report of the results of such examination shall be submitted
to this Board by the owner or the veterinarian within 24 hours.
(3)
If at any time during the said ten-day observation
period the animal develops symptoms indicative of rabies, such facts
shall be communicated at once to this Board.
(4)
If at any time during the said ten-day observation
period the animal should die, the veterinarian shall immediately submit
to this Board the head of the animal for examination.
(5)
At the end of the said ten-day observation period,
the animal shall again be examined by a veterinarian employed by the
owner, and a written report of the results of such examination shall
be submitted to this Board by the owner or the veterinarian within
24 hours. If the second report reveals no symptoms indicative of rabies,
the owner may obtain from the Board the hospital receipt for the animal,
and it may then be released from confinement.
(6)
If at any time after the animal is placed in the hospital
it develops rabies, it shall be disposed of in such a manner as this
Board shall direct.
