<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3-72. - Notice to health director when person bitten; confinement of animal.</div>
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               (a)
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               When a person has been bitten by an animal having rabies or suspected of having rabies,
               it shall be the duty of such person, or parent or guardian if such person is a minor,
               and the person owning such animal or having the same in his or her possession or under
               his or her control, to notify the local health director immediately and give their
               names and addresses; and the owner or person having such animal in his or her possession
               or under his or her control shall immediately relinquish custody of the animal for
               confinement at a place designated by the health department for a period of ten days.
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               (b)
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               Law enforcement agencies investigating animal bites, shall report such bites immediately
               to the health director or animal control officer and give the names and addresses
               of persons bitten and owner of animal.
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               (c)
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               Animals confined per subsection (a) above shall not be released from confinement except
               by permission from the health director.
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               (d)
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               Animals confined per subsection (a) above shall be confined at the expense of the
               owner or keeper.
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               (e)
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               In the case of an animal whose owner or keeper is not known, the animal shall be kept
               for the supervised confinement period required by this article at the animal quarantine
               shelter.
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               (f)
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               Badly wounded, diseased or suffering animals which are suspected of having rabies
               may be humanely destroyed immediately and tested for rabies as appropriate.
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               (g)
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               Quarantine fees paid to the county will be set by animal control and approved by the
               board of commissioners, as necessary.
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               (Ord. No. 92-3, Â§ 12, 9-8-92; Ord. of 4-21-03; Ord. of 8-7-06; Ord. of 11-7-22(1),
               pt. VII)
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