(a) All veterinarians, all persons in charge of kennels and all persons making a business of having charge, custody or control of animals, who have knowledge of or have reason to suspect that an animal is infected with tuberculosis, glanders, anthrax, rabies, actinomycosis, cysticercosis, trichinosis, tuleraemia and coccidiosis, or any other infectious disease which might become epidemic and transmissible to mankind, shall, within twenty-four (24) hours, report to the Code Enforcement Officer the following facts:
(1) The name and address of the owner of the animal;
(2) The number of animals infected;
(3) The probable source of infection;
(4) The steps taken for control; and
(5) The name and address of the person making the report.
(b) The Code Enforcement Officer shall supply appropriate forms on which such reports can be made.
(c) In the case of tuberculosis the person making the report shall, in addition to the form prescribed in subsection (a), send to the Code Enforcement Officer a copy of the tuberculin test as prescribed by the State Department of Agriculture. (Ord. 961, § 2, 2019)