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(a) A community cat that has undergone the process of trap-neuter-return and was trapped or received by a local shelter or animal control shall be returned by the community cat caregiver to the location where the cat was trapped unless veterinary care is necessary; exhibits symptoms of rabies; is declared a restricted or vicious animal pursuant to §§ 90.003 or 90.003.1; the community cat caregiver fails to pick up the eartipped cat within a reasonable period of time; or the location of where the community cat was trapped is unknown.
(b) A community cat caregiver, who is approved by the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society, is empowered to reclaim impounded community cats without proof of ownership.
(c) Any community cat that has undergone the process of trap-neuter-return shall be permanently identified by injecting an identification microchip into the animal using standard veterinarian procedures and practices.
(Ord. 106-24, passed 12-17-2024)
RABIES CONTROL
The chief of police shall cooperate with the state department of health, the state livestock sanitary board, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Public Health Service, the United States Department of Agriculture, state and local veterinary associations, and any other appropriate city, county, state or federal agency to reduce rabies in wildlife and domestic animals. The chief of police or health authority may institute those additional measures for the control of rabies as may be deemed necessary by the board of health and the city council.
(1992 Code, § 7-20) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007)
(a) Every dog, cat or other animal susceptible to rabies, held as a domestic pet in the city, six months of age or older, is hereby required to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian or other qualified person designated by the board of health. Any rabies vaccination that is not administered by a licensed veterinarian or other qualified person designated by the board of health shall not be recognized as the required vaccination. Vaccination against rabies shall be given at those intervals as designated by the board of health by resolution.
(b) Any owner acquiring a dog, cat or other animal by purchase, gift, birth or otherwise shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies within one month following acquisition or when the animal reaches the age of six months.
(1992 Code, § 7-21) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007)
Any impounded animal shall not be released by the animal control officer to any person until the animal has been vaccinated against rabies, provided, however, no animal so impounded shall be vaccinated if the owner can present a certificate of a current vaccination.
(1992 Code, § 7-22) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975)
(a) When any person owning or harboring a dog, cat or other animal has been notified that the animal has bitten or attacked any person, the owner must within 24 hours place the animal under the care and observation of the animal control officer or a licensed veterinarian for a period of not less than ten days. However, if the owner has a current rabies vaccination for the animal, the animal control officer may, if the officer feels the facilities are adequate and if the owner is a responsible person, quarantine the animal on the owner’s premises. In this case, the owner must sign a statement and understand the responsibility and assume the liability that is involved with the quarantine of an animal that has bitten. The quarantined animal must at all times be available for inspection during the quarantine.
(b) At the end of the ten-day observation period, the animal shall be examined by the animal control officer and, if cleared, may be reclaimed by the owner and the owner must pay the expense incurred incident thereto.
(c) Any animal impounded or placed for observation, showing active signs of rabies, suspected of having rabies or known to have been exposed to rabies shall be confined under competent observation for a time as may be deemed necessary to determine a diagnosis.
(d) Any animal that has bitten or attacked that cannot be captured may be destroyed in a manner that the head is not damaged and can be submitted for a rabies examination to a laboratory.
(e) Any animal that has bitten any person may be euthanized by order of the chief of police or a physician or a veterinarian from the board of health unless proof of a current rabies vaccination effected not less than 30 days prior to the bite is provided within 24 hours of the bite. Any animal that has bitten any person may be euthanized by order of the chief of police with the advice of the health authority if, based on sound medical judgments, a greater risk to human life exists by not so doing. In making a determination, the chief of police and health authority shall take into consideration the following factors:
(1) The history of the animal including the possibility of its exposure to rabies;
(2) The vaccination record of the animal;
(3) The health of the animal;
(4) The nature, location and seriousness of the bite;
(5) The circumstances surrounding the bite including whether or not the bite was provoked; and
(6) The tolerance of the person bitten to the vaccines used for treatment.
(f) The city shall, in the case of an animal bite, follow the procedures stated in the current Compendium of Animal Rabies Control published by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc., and endorsed by the Center for Disease Control.
(1992 Code, § 7-24) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 7-78, passed 1-30-1978; Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007; Ord. 79-11, passed 10-11-2011)
No person shall knowingly harbor or keep any animal infected with rabies or any animal known to have come in contact with an animal known to have been infected with rabies unless the animal has current rabies shots. In that case the procedure stated in the current Compendium of Animal Rabies Control shall be followed.
(1992 Code, § 7-25) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975) Penalty, see § 10.999
Any person who shall suspect that any animal in the city is infected with rabies shall report the animal to the animal control officer, describing the animal and giving the name and address of the owner if known.
(1992 Code, § 7-26) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975)
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