(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 that such dog has been exposed to rabies; and at his or her discretion, the dog warden is empowered to have such dog removed from the owner’s premises to a veterinary hospital and there placed under observation of a veterinarian for a period of 15 days at the expense of the owner.
(B) No person knowing or suspecting 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 dog warden.
(C) Every owner, or other person, upon ascertaining a dog is rabid shall immediately notify the dog warden or a police officer, who shall either remove the dog to a veterinary hospital or summarily destroy it.
(Ord. 2021-18, passed 12-12-21) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Municipal power to control rabies, see IC 15-2.1-6-13
Rabies control in general, see IC 15-2.1-6-1 -15-2.1-6-13