Chapter 6.12
RABIES CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Sections:
6.12.020 Rabies immunization required.
6.12.030 Human victim reporting required.
6.12.010 Purpose.
The purpose and intent of this chapter is to ensure the control and prevention of rabies within the municipality.
(Ord. 17-01, Added, 02/16/2017)
6.12.020 Rabies immunization required.
A. No person shall own, keep, or have custody of a dog, cat, ferret or any other animal over the age of four (4) months required by state law to have a rabies vaccination unless the animal has received a current rabies vaccination administered in accordance with state law.
B. Every owner or custodian of a dog, cat, ferret or any other animal, required by state law to have a rabies vaccination, who has received a current rabies vaccination, shall affix to the collar or harness of the animal the metal tag bearing the number and year the vaccination was given.
(Ord. 17-01, Added, 02/16/2017)
6.12.030 Human victim reporting required.
A. For the purposes of rabies abatement, control and prevention, any owner or custodian of an animal that bites a human shall promptly notify the chief of police or his/her authorized designee, a police officer or the Skagway police department of the incident. Any person bitten by an animal shall also promptly notify one (1) of the three (3) specified above and report the incident.
B. A medical practitioner who treats a human for an animal bite shall promptly report to the chief of police or his/her authorized designee, a police officer or the Skagway police department the name and residential address of the victim, and such other information as may be necessary to aid the above persons in the control of rabies.
C. A licensed veterinarian shall report to the chief of police or his/her authorized designee the identity of any animal suspected of being infected with rabies.
D. Subsections (A) through (C) of this section impose a duty to report when the animals are of a class capable of being infected with rabies.
(Ord. 17-01, Added, 02/16/2017)