 | Any dog, cat or ferret that has bitten a
person:
 | shall be quarantined for a minimum of 10
days |
| shall not be sold, transferred, or moved
from the county until the end of quarantine (as ordered by the local
health department) |
| shall not be killed until quarantine is
completed, unless the animal presents a danger of injury to others
or the animal is diseased or injured
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| Any person is required to:
| notify the local health department within 24
hours if they have knowledge that someone has been bitten by an
animal |
| notify the local health department if a
biting dog was killed or died within the 10-day quarantine period
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| Local health departments are required to:
| investigate reports of biting animals, and
order those animals to be quarantined or killed and tested if they
have bitten someone |
| supervise the quarantine of biting animals |
| order quarantined animals to be examined by
a veterinarian if signs or symptoms develop |
| require that biting animals (applies to
dogs, cats, and ferrets) be current on rabies vaccination before
release from quarantine
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| Owners of biting animals are required to:
| confine the biting animal in a manner and in
a time frame, as ordered by the local health department |
| notify the local health department
immediately if the animal escapes confinement |
| pay all costs if animal is ordered
quarantined in a pound or kennel |
| pay costs of veterinary examination and
canine/feline rabies immunization,
as ordered by the local health department |
| provide proof that the biting animal is
current on rabies immunization or have the animal immunized against
rabies prior to release from quarantine
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| Veterinarians are required to:
| report animal bites |
| report all examinations to local health
departments |
| report to the local health department any
animal that exhibits symptoms of behavior suggestive of rabies and
to hold that animal until the rabies status of the animal is
determined
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