[Ord. No. 1-2022, 3/28/2022]
1. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ANIMAL
Applies to dogs and other mammals susceptible to rabies.
OWNER
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.
VETERINARIAN
A graduate of a recognized school of veterinary medicine
licensed to practice in the State of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. No. 1-2022, 3/28/2022]
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 unless accompanied by the owner.
[Ord. No. 1-2022, 3/28/2022]
1. 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 the Health Officer, 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 Health Officer shall advise the owner as to the
procedure to be followed with respect to the further confinement and
examination of the animal.
2. 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 the Health Officer.
3. 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 the Health Officer.
Any animal suspected of being infected with rabies shall immediately
be removed to and confined in a veterinary hospital acceptable to
the Health Officer, and such animal shall not be released therefrom
without permission of the Health Officer. Any animal infected with
rabies shall be disposed of in such manner as the Health Officer may
direct.
[Ord. No. 1-2022, 3/28/2022]
1. If the records of the Health Officer 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.
A. 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, in such manner as will prevent it from escaping or
running at large.
B. 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 the Health
Officer by the owner or the veterinarian within 24 hours.
C. 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 the Health Officer, and the animal shall immediately be
removed to a veterinary hospital acceptable to the Township.
D. If at any time during the said ten-day observation period the animal
should die, the owner shall immediately submit to the Health Officer
the head of the animal for examination.
E. 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 the
Health Officer 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.
F. If at any time after the animal is placed in confinement it develops
rabies, it shall be disposed of in such manner as the Health Officer
shall direct.
2. If the records of the Board of Health 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.
A. The animal shall be removed to and confined by the owner in a veterinary
hospital acceptable to the Township 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 Township upon the same day
that it is placed in the hospital.
B. 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 the Health
Officer by the owner or the veterinarian within 24 hours.
C. 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 the Health Officer.
D. If any time during the said ten-day observation period the animal
should die, the veterinarian shall immediately submit to the Health
Officer the head of the animal for examination.
E. 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 the
Health Officer 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 Health Officer the hospital receipt for the animal,
and it may then be released from confinement.
F. If at any time after the animal is placed in the hospital it develops
rabies, it shall be disposed of in such manner as the Health Officer
shall direct.