1771.17 NOTICE OF DISEASE; SALE OF ANIMAL PROHIBITED.

      (a)    If any person has reason to suspect the existence of a dangerously contagious or infectious disease in any animal, he or she shall give notice of such fact immediately to the Commissioner of Health or to a licensed veterinarian.

   (b)    If a veterinarian receives notice of the existence or suspected existence of a dangerously contagious or infectious disease as provided in subsection (a) hereof, the veterinarian

shall immediately communicate that notice to the Commissioner of Health.

   (c)    No person shall:

            (1)    Sell;

            (2)    Attempt to sell;

            (3)    Keep with the intent to sell;

            (4)    Bring into the City of Hamilton; or

            (5)    Otherwise transfer to another person any animal which he or she knows, or has reason to know, is infected with or exposed to any dangerously contagious or infectious disease, except as otherwise provided in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 941, or regulations promulgated thereunder.

   (d)    The Commissioner of Health, upon obtaining information regarding the case of any animal having any communicable disease, shall cause the destruction, removal, or isolation, as may be required of such animal.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22.)