Any person owning or in charge of an animal that has bitten or attacked
any person shall immediately confine it and within 12 hours report to the
Regional Environmental Specialist the principal facts of the incident, or
if not available, the report shall be made to the Police Department.
Any person bitten or attacked by any animal in the municipality and
any physician or other person consulted by or treating such person shall,
within 12 hours thereafter, report it to the Health Inspector or Police Department.
The cost of boarding, decapitation and shipment of the animal head to
Trenton for testing will be paid for by the owner of the animal, if ascertainable;
otherwise, the cost reverts to the municipality.