Any person having knowledge that an animal has bitten or injured any person in the Township shall immediately report the facts, including the whereabouts of such animal (if known) to the Board of Health. The owner of such animal shall confine it immediately for ten days as directed by the Board. The animal shall be examined within forty-eight hours by a veterinarian and a written report of such examination, on forms supplied by the Board, shall be submitted by the owner to the Board. If at any time during this ten-day confinement the animal becomes ill, escapes or dies, such fact shall be communicated immediately by the owner or veterinarian to the Board. The animal shall be moved immediately to a veterinary hospital or other approved location, as directed by the Board. At the end of the ten-day confinement, the animal shall be re-examined by a veterinarian and a written report of findings shall be submitted by the owner to the Board within forty-eight hours. If the re-examination reveals no symptoms of rabies, the animal may then be released from confinement.
(Ord. 88-4. Passed 11-21-88.)