(A) When an animal bites a person, the incident shall be reported to an Animal Control Officer and to the Green River District Health Department. Any dog, cat, ferret, or other animal that bites a person shall be quarantined so that the animal may not come in contact with a person or animal. All animals shall remain in quarantine for ten days, or as provided in KRS 258.085.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) below, every physician shall, within 12 hours following his or her professional attendance of a person bitten by an animal, report the incident to the Green River District Health Department listing the victim’s name, age, sex, and precise location of the bite. If a child is bitten and no physician attends, the report shall be made by his or her parents, guardian, or person in care of the child at time of incident. If an adult is bitten and no physician attends, he or she or the person caring for him or her shall make the report.
(C) If the Green River District Health Department is closed, the incident shall be reported the next working day.
(D) If an animal bite occurs off the owner’s property and not under the control of the owner, the animal shall be quarantined at the County Animal Shelter or at any licensed veterinarian facility.
(E) If an animal bite occurs on the owner’s property or under the control of the owner, the Green River District Health Department shall decide where to quarantine the animal. If the animal is quarantined on the owner’s property, the animal shall be kept within an enclosure or with restraints deemed adequate by the County Animal Shelter to prevent direct contact with a person or other animal.
(F) Following the ten-day quarantine period, the animal, if found free of rabies, may be released from quarantine by the Green River District Health Department. An environmentalist with the Green River District Health Department shall prepare a written statement that the animal has been examined and found free of any signs or symptoms of rabies and that the animal has been inoculated against rabies.
(Ord. KOC 1010.6 (2013), passed 10-24-2013)