§ 7-108. Domestic dog and cat bites resulting in human exposure to rabies.

(a)

Any bite wound by a dog or cat exposing an individual to the possibility of rabies or other zoonotic disease (hereinafter referred to as "incident") shall be immediately reported to the director of animal control by the victim and by the owner, keeper or harborer of the animal if the incident is known to such person.

(b)

It is the duty of every owner or keeper of any dog or cat upon receiving notice or having knowledge of the involvement of his pet in a human exposure to the possibility of rabies or other zoonotic disease by biting (hereinafter referred to as "incident") to immediately contact the director of animal control for instruction on quarantine for the biting animal. Quarantine location and period shall be regulated by the state department of agriculture, through K.A.R. 28.1.13, and any amendments thereto. However, any city police department canine and/or any assisting police canine from other law enforcement agencies involved in an incident may continue on active duty.

(c)

It is unlawful for the owner harboring the animal involved in such incident to release it from custody, to hide such animal, or to take or allow such animal to be taken beyond the limits of the city, unless so authorized by the director of animal control, until the period of confinement and observation here required is completed. The owner or keeper of such animal involved in an incident shall be liable for the cost of confinement and observation.

(d)

The death or any suspicious change in the health or behavior of any such dog or cat undergoing observation shall be reported as soon as possible by the observing authority to the director of animal control and the director of health or the director's designee.

(Code 1988, § 7-62; Ord. No. O-22-03, § 1, 6-5-2003; Ord. No. O-106-07, § 1(7-62), 12-17-2007; Ord. No. O-8-15 , § 1, 1-29-2015)