<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-12. - Notice to the county sheriff and 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 his parent or guardian if such person is a
               minor, and the person owning such animal or having the same in his possession or under
               his control, to notify the county sheriff or person duly authorized by the county
               sheriff and the health director immediately and give their names and addresses and
               the owner or person having such animal in his possession or under his control shall
               immediately securely confine it for ten days at the expense of the owner in such place
               as may be designated by the county sheriff or health director. It shall be the duty
               of every physician, after his first professional attendance upon a person bitten by
               any animal having rabies or suspected of having rabies, to report to the health director
               the name, age and sex of the person so bitten, and precise location of the bite wound,
               within 24 hours after first having knowledge that the person was bitten. If the owner
               of or a person who has in his possession or under his control an animal having rabies
               or suspected of having rabies refuses to confine the animal as required by this article
               or by G.S. 130A-196, the county sheriff or the health director may order seizure of
               the animal and its confinement for ten days in such place as the county sheriff or
               health director designates.
               
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               (b)
               
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               Law enforcement agencies investigating animal bites shall report such bites immediately
               to the county sheriff or person duly authorized by the county sheriff and health director
               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) of this section shall not be released from confinement
               except by permission from the county sheriff or health director.
               
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               (d)
               
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               Animals confined per subsection (a) of this section 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, this animal shall be
               kept for the supervised confinement period required by this article at the animal
               shelter or in such place as the county sheriff or health director designates.
               
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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 the head forwarded for examination.
               
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               (Ord. No. 1988-1, Â§ XII, 1-13-1988; Ord. No. 1989-3, Â§ XII, 10-2-1989;
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="15271" data-ordinance-id="728542">
                  Ord. of 4-8-2015(1)
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               )
               
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