(a) Any person who has knowledge that an animal in the Township has been bitten by, or otherwise exposed to, another animal infected, or suspected of being infected, with rabies, shall report the facts immediately, including the whereabouts of such animal (if known) to the Board of Health.
(b) If the animal which was bitten, or otherwise exposed to rabies, has not been vaccinated in accordance with prescribed requirements, such animal shall be confined immediately and placed in a veterinary hospital or other approved location, under the supervision of a veterinarian, for a minimum of six months, or shall be immediately disposed of, as directed by the Board.
(c) If the animal which was bitten, or otherwise exposed to rabies, has been vaccinated in accordance with prescribed requirements, the following actions may be taken:
(1) Immediate revaccination of the bitten animal and confinement for thirty days following revaccination;
(2) Confinement in strict isolation in an approved kennel or other approved place for six months under supervision of a veterinarian; or
(3) If the action prescribed in paragraph (c)(1) or (2) hereof is not taken, then the bitten animal shall be disposed of as directed by the Board.
(Ord. 88-4. Passed 11-21-88.)