(a) Persons bitten by animals. It shall be the duty of a person who has knowledge that an animal has bitten or injured a person in the municipality to immediately report the facts and the whereabouts of such animal to the Board of Health and it shall be the duty of the owner of every such animal to immediately confine it in such a manner as will prevent it from escaping or running at large. Upon receipt of such report, the Board of Health shall advise the owner as to the procedure to be followed with respect to the further confinement and examination of the animal.
(b) Animals bitten by animals suspected of rabies. It shall be the duty of a person who has the knowledge that an animal in the municipality has been bitten, or otherwise injured by, or been exposed to, or been in contact with, an animal infected or suspected of being infected with rabies, to immediately report the facts and the whereabouts of such animal to the Board of Health.
(c) Animals infected with rabies. It shall be the duty of a person who has knowledge that an animal in the municipality is infected with or suspected of being infected with rabies to immediately report the facts and the whereabouts of such animal to the Board of Health. An animal suspected of being infected with rabies shall immediately be removed to and confined in a veterinary hospital acceptable to the Board of Health and such animal shall not be released therefrom without permission of the Board of Health. An animal infected with rabies shall be disposed of in such a manner as the Board of Health may direct.
(Ord. 330, Passed 11-15-1967)