(A) The provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes 258.025 to 258.085, inclusive, listed herein by title, shall be enforced:
(1) Dogs are to be vaccinated against rabies; certificates and metal tags bearing certificate numbers are to be issued.
(2) Under certain conditions, dogs of an entire county may be exempt from vaccination by the state board of health.
(3) A dog vaccinated in another state need not be revaccinated within a year of its vaccination date.
(4) Vaccinations are to be made by approved veterinarians; fees are paid to the state treasury.
(5) Quarantine of all dogs may be ordered in case of rabies epidemic; dogs may be ordered to be revaccinated.
(6) Persons bitten by dogs or other animals are to be reported to the local health department within twelve (12) hours after the incident.
(7) Any dog having bitten a person or another dog or animal, and being suspected of rabies is to be quarantined; the head of the dog is to be sent to an approved laboratory at the dog owner's expense.
(8) The state board of health is to administer the rabies law.
(9) Violators of any part of this section are to be fined; owners of rabid dogs are liable.
(B) Violators of any part of this section shall be deemed guilty of a violation, and shall be fined not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars each day of offense constituting a separate offense, and this fine shall be in addition to any court costs.
(Ord. No. 24.76, § 2, 12-7-76)