(A) If a dog is believed to have rabies or has been bitten by a dog suspected of having rabies, such dog shall be confined by a leash or chain on the owner’s premises and shall be placed under the observation of a veterinarian at the expense of the owner for a period of two weeks. The owner shall notify the poundmaster of the fact that his or her dog has been exposed to rabies and at his or her discretion the poundmaster is empowered to have such dog removed from the owner’s premises to a veterinary hospital and there placed under observation for a period of two weeks at the expense of the owner. No person who knows or suspects that a dog has rabies shall allow such dog to be taken off his or her premises or beyond the limits of the town without the written permission of the poundmaster. Every owner, or other person, upon ascertaining a dog is rabid, shall immediately notify the poundmaster or a policeman who shall either remove the dog to the pound or summarily destroy it. A violation of this section shall constitute a Class B infraction.
(‘82 Code, § 5-701)
(B) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to harbor, or keep any dog over the age of six months unless it shall have been vaccinated by a licensed veterinary surgeon with anti-rabies vaccine. A violation of this section shall constitute a Class B infraction. (‘82 Code, § 5-702)
Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Municipal power to control rabies, see IC 15-17-6-14
Rabies control in general, see IC 15-17-6