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any subsequent vaccination of said dog or cat. <br /> §2. Vaccination Certificates--Issuance and Exhibition. <br /> Every veterinarian who vaccinates any dog or cat for rabies shall provide the owner thereof with a <br /> certificate showing the date of such vaccination. The owner of a vaccinated dog or cat shall exhibit the <br /> certificate of vaccination to any animal control officer upon demand. <br /> §3. Rabies Control; Reporting and Impoundment. <br /> Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-4402, <br /> 1. Any animal which is owned by a person and has bitten any person or caused an abrasion of the <br /> skin of any p erson shall be seized by the Sheriff or Animal Control Authority for a period of not <br /> less than ten days if: <br /> a) The animal is suspected of having rabies, regardless of the species and whether or not the <br /> animal has been vaccinated; <br /> b) The animal is not vaccinated and is of a species determined by the State of Nebraska to be <br /> a rabid species; or <br /> c) The animal is of a species which has been determined by the State of Nebraska to be a rabid <br /> species not amenable to rabies protection by immunization,whether or not such animal has <br /> been vaccinated. If, after observation and examination by a veterinarian, at the end of the <br /> ten-day period the animal shows no clinical signs of rabies, the animal may be released to <br /> its owner unless otherwise prohibited by law. <br /> 2. a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this subsection, whenever any person has been <br /> bitten or has an abrasion of the skin caused by an animal owned by another person, which animal <br /> has been vaccinated in accordance with State law or regulation or if such injury to a person is <br /> caused by an owned animal determined by the State of Nebraska to be a rabid species amenable to <br /> rabies protection by immunization which has been vaccinated, such animal shall be confined by <br /> the owner or other responsible person as required by the animal control authority for a period of at <br /> least ten days and shall be observed and examined by a veterinarian at the end of such ten-day <br /> period. If no clinical signs of rabies are found by the veterinarian, such animal may be released <br /> from confinement unless ownership of the animal is otherwise prohibited by law. <br /> b)A vaccinated animal owned by a law enforcement or governmental military agency which bites <br /> or causes an abrasion of the skin of any person during training or the performance of the animal's <br /> duties may be confined as provided in subdivision (a) of this subsection. Such agency shall <br /> maintain ownership of and shall control and supervise the actions of such animal for a period of <br /> fifteen days following such injury. If during such period the death of the animal occurs for any <br /> reason, a veterinarian shall within twenty-four hours of the death examine the tissues of the animal <br /> for clinical signs of rabies. <br /> 3. Any animal of a rabid species which has bitten a person or caused an abrasion of the skin of a <br /> person and which is unowned or the ownership of which cannot be determined within seventy-two <br /> hours of the time of the bite or abrasion shall be immediately subject to any tests which the animal <br /> control authority believes are necessary to determine whether the animal is afflicted with rabies. The <br /> seventy-two-hour period shall include holidays and weekends and shall not be extended for any <br /> reason. The tests required by this subsection may include tests which require the animal to be <br /> 9 <br />