Appendix 4457. Isolation of animals contacting rabid animals.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Poundmaster shall take up, impound, and isolate for the isolation period set forth in this Section any animal, licensed or not, of a species subject to rabies which animal has been bitten by or has been in contact with another animal that is rabid or suspected of having rabies. The animal shall be impounded and isolated in the manner provided in Section 4453 for the isolation of animals suspected of having rabies. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4460, such isolation shall be for a period of at least six (6) months, unless the animal is a dog or cat which has been vaccinated against rabies not less than thirty (30) days previously and such vaccination has not yet expired and such dog or cat is promptly revaccinated within forty-eight (48) hours of the exposure in which case the isolation shall be for a period of at least thirty (30) days. Upon termination of the isolation period, animals isolated in an animal pound shall be released upon payment of the fees set forth in Section 4459 if, in the opinion of any licensed veterinarian or the County Health Officer, the animal does not have rabies.

(Ord. No. 4457, § 1, 12-10-2013)