(1) 
The owner of an animal that bites a person and any person bitten by an animal shall report the bite to an Animal Control Officer or the Utah City/County Health Department within twenty-four (24) hours of the bite, regardless of whether or not the biting animal is of a species subject to rabies.
(2) 
Any person having knowledge of any individual or animal having been bitten by an animal of a species subject to rabies shall report the incident immediately to an Animal Control Officer or to the Utah City/County Health Department.
(3) 
A physician or other medical care provider who renders treatment to a person bitten by an animal shall report to an Animal Control Officer, within twenty-four (24) hours of his first treatment, the fact that he has rendered treatment to a bite victim. He shall report the name, sex and address of the person bitten, as well as the type and location of the bite. If known, he shall give the name and address of the owner of the animal that inflicted the bite and other facts that may assist animal control officers in ascertaining the immunization status of the animal.
(4) 
Any person treating an animal bitten, injured or mauled by another animal shall report the incident to an Animal Control Officer. The report shall contain the name and address of the owner of the wounded, injured or bitten animal, the name and address of the owner and description of the animal which caused the injury, and the location of the incident.
(5) 
Any person having knowledge of the whereabouts of an animal known to have been exposed to, or suspected of having rabies, or of an animal of or person bitten by such a suspect animal, shall notify an Animal Control Officer, the Utah City/County Health Department or the Utah State Division of Health.
(1979 Code 3-7-401; adopted by Ordinance No. 4-88)
(1) 
The owner or custodian of a dog or cat three (3) months of age or over shall have the animal vaccinated within thirty (30) days after it reaches that age. Unvaccinated dogs or cats over three (3) months of age which are acquired by the owner or brought into the City shall be vaccinated within thirty days of acquisition or of being moved into the City. Every dog shall be revaccinated every twenty-four (24) months, and every cat shall be revaccinated every twelve (12) months with a modified virus rabies vaccine approved by the Utah City/County Health Department. This provision shall not apply to veterinarians or kennel operators temporarily maintaining on their premises animals owned by others, provided said animals are not kept for more than thirty (30) days.
(2) 
The provisions of this Section with respect to vaccination shall not apply to any animal remaining within the City for less than thirty (30) days. Such animals shall be kept under strict supervision of the owner. It shall be unlawful to bring any animal into the City which does not comply with all applicable animal health laws and import regulations.
(3) 
It shall be the duty of each veterinarian, when vaccinating any animal for rabies, to complete a certificate of rabies vaccination (in duplicate) which includes the following information:
(a) 
owner's name and address
(b) 
description of animal (breed, sex, markings, age, name)
(c) 
date of vaccination
(d) 
rabies vaccination tag number
(e) 
type of rabies vaccine administered
(f) 
manufacturer's serial number of vaccine.
(4) 
A copy of the certificate shall be delivered to the owner and the original retained by the issuing veterinarian. The veterinarian and the owner shall retain their copies of the certificate for the interval between vaccinations specified in this Section. Additionally, a metal or durable plastic rabies vaccination tag, serially numbered, shall be securely attached to the collar or harness of the animal. An animal not wearing such tag shall be deemed to be unvaccinated and may be impounded and dealt with pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
(1979 Code 3-7-402; adopted by Ordinance No. 4-88; amended by Ord. No. 9-98)
(1) 
An animal that has rabies or shows signs of having rabies and every animal bitten by another animal affected with rabies or that has been exposed to rabies shall be reported by the owner or custodian of such animal as set forth above and shall immediately be confined in a secure place by the owner or custodian.
(2) 
The owner of any animal of a species subject to rabies, which has bitten another animal or person, shall immediately surrender the animal to an authorized official upon demand. Any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this Chapter may enter upon private property to seize the animal. If the owner refuses to surrender the animal, the officer shall immediately obtain a search warrant authorizing seizure and impoundment of the animal.
(3) 
Any animal of a species subject to rabies, that bites a person or animal or is suspected of having rabies, may be seized and quarantined for observation for a period of not less than ten (10) days by an Animal Control Officer. The owner of the animal shall bear the cost of confinement. The City Animal Shelter shall be the normal place for quarantine, but other arrangements, including confinement by the owner, may be made by the Animal Control Officer if the animal had a current rabies vaccination at the time the bite was inflicted or if there are other special circumstances justifying an exception. A person who has custody of an animal under quarantine shall immediately notify the Animal Control Office if the animal shows any signs of sickness or abnormal behavior, or if the animal escapes confinement. It shall be unlawful for any person who has custody of quarantined animal to refuse to allow an Animal Control Officer to make an inspection or examination during the period of quarantine. If the animal dies within the quarantine period, the person having custody shall immediately notify the Animal Control Office or immediately remove and deliver the head to the State Health Laboratory to be examined for rabies. If, at the end of the ten-day (10) or other quarantine period, the Animal Control Officer examines the animal and finds no sign of rabies, the animal may be released to the owner; or, in the case of a stray, it shall be disposed of as provided in this Chapter.
(4) 
In the case of an unvaccinated animal of a species subject to rabies which is known to have been bitten by a known rabid animal, the bitten or exposed animal shall be immediately destroyed unless the owner of the animal complies with the following sentence. If the owner is not willing to destroy the bitten or exposed animal, the animal shall be immediately isolated and quarantined for six (6) months under veterinary supervision, the cost of such confinement to be paid in advance by the owner.
(5) 
In the case of a rabies-vaccinated animal which is known to have been bitten by a known rabid animal, the bitten or exposed animal shall be revaccinated within twenty-four (24) hours and quarantined for a period of thirty (30) days following revaccination. If the animal is not revaccinated within twenty-four (24) hours, the animal shall be isolated and quarantined under veterinary supervision for six (6) months, the cost of such confinement to be paid in advance by the owner. The animal shall be destroyed if the owner does not comply with this subsection.
(6) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any quarantined animal from the place of quarantine without written permission of the Animal Control Officer.
(1979 Code 3-7-403; adopted by Ordinance No. 4-88)