311.01 REPORT OF BITE OR SCRATCH BY ANIMAL.

(a) Whenever a person is bitten or scratched by an animal, prompt report of such bite or scratch shall be made to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. The report shall be made by the physician treating such bite or scratch or, if such person is received at a hospital or dispensary for treatment, the report herein required shall be made by the superintendent or person in charge of such hospital or dispensary.

(b) Where a physician is not consulted and the person is not taken to a hospital or dispensary, the report shall be made by the person bitten or scratched or by any other person who has knowledge of the facts. Whenever a veterinarian has examined an animal that has bitten or scratched a person, the veterinarian shall promptly report the result of his examination to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.

(Ord. 17-91. Enacted 11-13-17.)

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