(A) When the Administrator receives information that any person has been bitten by a dog or other animal, the Administrator, or his/her authorized representative, shall have such dog or other animal confined under the observation of a licensed veterinarian for a period of ten days. Such veterinarian shall report the clinical condition of the dog or other animal immediately, with confirmation in writing to the Administrator within 24 hours after the dog or other animal is presented for examination, giving the owner's name, address, the date of confinement, the breed, description, age and sex of such dog or other animal, on appropriate forms approved by the department. The Administrator shall notify the attending physician or responsible health agency. At the end of the confinement period, the veterinarian shall submit a written report to the Administrator advising him of the final disposition of such dog or other animal on appropriate forms approved by the department. Dogs or other animals that are not currently inoculated against rabies within the time prescribed by law must be confined at a veterinarian office or county animal control.
(B) When evidence is presented that such dog or other animal was inoculated against rabies within the time prescribed by law, it may be confined in the house of its owner, or in a manner which will prohibit it from biting any person for a period of ten days, if the Administrator, adjudges such confinement satisfactory. At the end of the confinement period, such dog or other animal shall be examined by a licensed veterinarian.
(C) When such dog or other animal has been examined by a licensed veterinarian, at the end of the confinement period and released from confinement, said animal shall be microchipped at the owner's expense at the time of examination. The owner shall notify the Administrator of the microchip number within 72 hours.
(D) Every wild animal which has bitten a person shall be humanely destroyed immediately and a necropsy performed.
(Ord. E-19-97, passed 5-29-2019) Penalty, see §
90.99