(A) No person may keep or harbor in the city a dog over six months of age which is not inoculated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian in accordance with current accepted standards.
(B) Any dog afflicted with rabies or bitten by a rabid animal is a nuisance and the owner or custodian of such dog is required immediately upon discovery to submit the dog to veterinary treatment and guarantee its confinement for such period and in such manner as directed by the County Health Officer, a licensed veterinarian, or Enforcement Officer, Sheriff, or other Peace Officer.
(C) The County Health Officer may direct the detention of dogs suspected of having rabies, in accordance with Health Department administrative rules. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other portion of this chapter, any dog impounded for biting a person shall be held for not less than ten days before redemption or destruction to determine if the dog is rabid.
(D) The owner of a dog who bites a human being shall notify the Sheriff within 24 hours of such bite, giving the name and address of the person bitten, if known.
(E) Any person who is bitten by a dog shall notify the Sheriff of such bite within 24 hours, giving a description of the dog and the name and address of such owner if known.
(F) When a doctor, veterinarian, shelter employee, or hospital employee has information that a person has been bitten by a dog, such person shall notify the Sheriff within 24 hours.
(G) All other animal bites shall be reported to the Union County Health Department, by the person bitten, their doctor or a hospital.
(Ord. 524, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 91.99