(A) All animal bites of human beings shall be reported to the Northampton County Sheriff’s Department or the Northampton County Health Department within 24 hours after the occurrence.
(B) The report shall include the name and address of the person bitten; the name and address of the owner of the biting animal, if obtainable; a reasonable description of the animal; the date and time of day of the injury; the part of the body on which the bite was inflicted; and, if possible, whether the biting animal has been vaccinated against rabies.
(C) The responsibility for so reporting is mutually charged to attending medical personnel, veterinarians, owners of the biting animals, persons bitten and other persons who may have knowledge of the occurrence.
(D) All wild animal bites to dogs, cats, and other companion animals, and livestock shall be reported to the Northampton County Sheriff's Department or the Northampton County Health Department within 24 hours after the occurrence.
(E) Such report shall include a reasonable description of the animal bitten, if obtainable; the date, place, and time of day of the incident; and the species of biting wild animal.
(F) The responsibility for so reporting wild animal bites to dogs, cats, and other companion animals, and livestock is mutually charged to veterinarians, owners of the animal bitten, and other persons who may have knowledge of the occurrence.
(Ord. passed 10-14-1997; Am. Ord. passed 5-9-2017)