§ 4-39. Rabid animals.

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(a)

Reporting. It shall be the duty of the owner, and the harborer and the practicing veterinarian to report to the animal control officer and the city council all cases of rabies with which he comes in contact or to which his attention has been directed. This report shall be made immediately upon diagnosis or suspicion of such cases of rabies.

(b)

Quarantining. Any dog or cat that has rabies or symptoms thereof or that has had positive exposure to rabies shall be at once released to the animal control officer for disposal or, at the direction of the director of public health, confined in a veterinary hospital approved by the director of public health and shall not be released until a regimen of antirabies treatment has been administered.

(Ord. No. 7721-1, § 6(N), (O), 9-1-77)

                    
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