[Amended 1-13-1986 by Ch. 145]
It shall be the duty of every physician or other
medical practitioner to report to the Animal Control Officer or to
the Police Department the names and addresses of persons treated for
bites inflicted by animals, together with such other information as
will be helpful in rabies control.
[Amended 1-13-1986 by Ch. 145]
Any dog or cat vaccinated or unvaccinated that
bites a person shall be impounded for ten (10) days (quarantine observation),
unless the owner of said animal can provide satisfactory assurance
to the Animal Control Officer that said animal will be confined within
a building or secure enclosure, in strict isolation, for a period
not less than ten (10) days, and further agree to let the Animal Control
Officer or Deputy Animal Control Officer, at a reasonable time, to
enter upon the premises to examine said animal periodically. Violation
of this quarantine by the owner or keeper of said animal will result
in immediate impoundment of said animal for the remainder of ten (10)
days' quarantine.
[Amended 1-13-1986 by Ch. 145]
It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer
to keep, or cause to be kept, accurate and detailed records of all
bite cases reported to him and his investigation of the same.
[Amended 1-13-1986 by Ch. 145]
It shall be the duty of every veterinarian to
report to the Animal Control Officer any animal considered by him
to be a rabies suspect.
[Amended 1-13-1986 by Ch. 145]
A dog which is bitten by a known rabid animal
shall be immediately destroyed by the Animal Control Officer, or,
if the owner is unwilling to destroy the exposed animal, strict isolation
of the animal in a kennel approved by the Animal Control Officer for
six (6) months shall be enforced. If the dog has been previously vaccinated,
within time limits established by the Health Officer based on the
kind of vaccine used, revaccination and restraint (leashing and confinement)
for thirty (30) days shall be carried out. The head of an animal so
destroyed shall be sent to the appropriate official of the state for
examination and evaluation.
[Amended 1-13-1986 by Ch. 145]
No person shall kill, or cause to be killed,
any rabid animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any
animal biting a human, except as herein provided, nor remove it from
the town limits without written permission from the Animal Control
Officer.
[Amended 1-13-1986 by Ch. 145]
The carcass of any dead animal exposed to rabies
shall, upon demand, be surrendered to the Animal Control Officer or
Deputy Animal Control Officer.
[Amended 1-13-1986 by Ch. 145]
No person shall fail or refuse to surrender
any animal for quarantine or destruction as required herein when demand
is made therefor by the Animal Control Officer or Deputy Animal Control
Officer.