It shall be the duty of any person who has knowledge
that a dog or other animal has bitten or injured any person in the
Borough of Prospect Park to immediately report the facts and whereabouts
of such dog or other animal, if known, to the Board of Health or to
the Police Department, and it shall be the duty of the owner of every
such dog or other animal to immediately confine it in such manner
as will prevent it from running at large. Upon receipt of such report
the Board of Health or the Police Department shall advise the owner
as to the procedure to be followed with respect to the further confinement
and examination of the dog or other animal.
It shall be the duty of the owner of any dog
or other animal which has bitten or injured any person in the Borough
of Prospect Park to follows the procedure set forth below:
A.
The dog or other animal shall be confined by the owner
at the home of the owner or some other location selected by him for
an observation period of 14 days from the date the bite occurred,
under the supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian, in such manner
as will prevent it from escaping or running at large.
B.
Immediately upon being placed in confinement, the
dog or other animal shall be examined by a duly licensed veterinarian
employed by the owner. A written report of the results of such examination
shall be submitted by the owner or the veterinarian within 24 hours
to the Board of Health.
C.
If at any time during the said fourteen-day observation
period the dog or other animal develops symptoms indicative of rabies,
such fact shall be communicated at once to the Board of Health and
the dog or other animal shall immediately be removed to a veterinary
hospital acceptable to the Board of Health.
D.
At the end of the said fourteen-day observation period
the dog or other animal shall be examined by a duly licensed veterinarian
employed by the owner and a written report of the results of such
examination shall be submitted by the owner or the veterinarian within
24 hours to the Board of Health. If the second report reveals no symptoms
indicative of rabies, the owner may obtain from the Police Department
the hospital receipt for the dog or other animal and it may then be
released from confinement.
E.
If at any time after the dog or other animal is placed
in the hospital it develops rabies, it shall be disposed of in such
manner as the Board of Health shall direct.
A.
It shall be the duty of any person who has knowledge
that a dog or other animal in the Borough of Prospect Park has been
bitten or otherwise injured by, been exposed to or been in contact
with a dog or other animal infected with or suspected of being infected
with rabies to immediately report the facts and the whereabouts of
such dog or other animal, if known, to the Board of Health or to the
Police Department.
B.
It shall be the duty of any person who has knowledge that a dog or other animal in the Borough of Prospect Park is infected with or suspected of being infected with rabies to immediately report the facts and the whereabouts of such dog or other animal, if known, to the Board of Health or the Police Department. The provisions of § 93-9 hereof shall forthwith be applied to such dog or other animal.
All expenses connected with the confinement
and examination of any dog or other animal pursuant to the rules and
regulations herein contained shall be paid by the owner of such dog
or other animal.
