A. Reporting Of Rabid Animals: Any person having knowledge of the whereabouts of a dog or other animal known to have or suspected of having rabies shall report the facts immediately to the city animal control officer. The animal control officer shall likewise be notified of any person, dog or other animal bitten by a rabid dog or other animal or dog or other animal suspected of having rabies. It shall be the duty of any physician upon the treatment of any person bitten by any dog or other animal to immediately report the address and name of such person to the animal control officer. (1980 Code § 13-257A)
B. Biting Animal Quarantined: A dog or other animal which is known to have bitten or otherwise injured any person so as to cause an abrasion of the skin, or any suspected rabid dog or other animal, shall be placed in confinement under observation at a veterinary hospital and shall not be killed or released until at least fourteen (14) days after confinement. Upon the onset of symptoms suggestive of rabies, such dog or other animal shall be killed. If a dog or other animal dies or has been killed, its head shall be removed and packed in wet ice and immediately taken to the state health laboratory and examined for rabies. No person shall fail, refuse or neglect to allow the animal control officer or other designated officer to make inspection or examination thereof at any time during said period. No such dog or other animal shall be removed from the place of quarantine without written permission from the animal control officer and recommendation of a veterinarian. (1980 Code § 13-258)
C. Bitten Animal Disposition:
1. Any dog or other animal which is bitten by a known animal which is suspected of being rabid or which has been in intimate contact with a rabid animal shall be disposed of in such manner as prescribed by state law. (1980 Code § 13-257B)
2. Dogs, cats and ferrets that are currently vaccinated and are bitten by rabid animals, shall be revaccinated immediately by a veterinarian and confined and observed by the animal's owner for forty five (45) days. If any illness suggestive of rabies develops in the animal, the owner shall report immediately to the local health department and the animal shall be euthanized by a veterinarian or animal control officer and the head shall be handled as described in subsection B of this section. (2002 Code)