Whenever a dog, cat or other animal is infected
or is suspected of being infected with rabies or has been bitten by
an animal known or suspected to be infected with rabies, the owner
or person in charge of any such animal or every other person having
knowledge thereof shall forthwith notify the Division of Health. Such
notification shall be in writing, signed by the person making the
same, and shall state where the animal or animals so infected may
be found.
The owner or other person in charge of any dog,
cat or other animal known to be rabid or known to have been bitten
by an animal known to have been infected by or with rabies shall,
upon notice by the Division of Health to do so, either confine such
animal for a period of six months or put or cause such animal to be
put to death.
Any animal confined under order of the local
Division of Health shall not be released until a certificate of release
has been issued by such Board.