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causes an abrasion of the skin of any person during training or the performance of the animal's duties <br /> may be confined as provided in subdivision (a) of this subsection. Such agency shall maintain <br /> ownership of and shall control and supervise the actions of such animal for a period of fifteen days <br /> following such injury. If during such period the death of the animal occurs for any reason, a <br /> veterinarian shall within twenty-four hours of the death examine the tissues of the animal for clinical <br /> 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 /> destroyed. <br /> 4. All incidents of biting or abrasion caused by animals shall be reported in writing to the Animal <br /> Control Authority by the medical professional treating the injury,the injured party, or in the case of a <br /> minor child,the parent or guardian. <br /> 5. In the case of domestic or hybrid animals known to have been bitten by a rabid animal, the <br /> following rules shall apply: <br /> a. If the bitten or exposed domestic or hybrid animal has not been vaccinated in accordance with <br /> State statute, such bitten or exposed domestic or hybrid animal shall be immediately destroyed <br /> unless the owner is willing to place such domestic or hybrid animal in strict isolation in a kennel <br /> under veterinary supervision for a period of not less than six months; and <br /> b. If the bitten or exposed domestic or hybrid animal has been vaccinated in accordance with State <br /> statutes, such domestic or hybrid animal shall be subject to the following procedure: (1) Such <br /> domestic or hybrid animal shall be immediately revaccinated and confined for a period of not less <br /> than thirty days following vaccination; (2) if such domestic or hybrid animal is not immediately <br /> revaccinated, such domestic or hybrid animal shall be confined in strict isolation in a kennel for a <br /> period of not less than six months under the supervision of a veterinarian; or(3) such domestic or <br /> hybrid animal shall be destroyed if the owner does not comply with either subdivision(1)or(2)of <br /> this subdivision. <br /> §3. Impounded Animals; Disposition. <br /> 1. All animals that are not domestic animals,including but not limited to feral cats,may be humanely <br /> euthanized as soon as they are captured or otherwise taken into-custody. <br /> 2. All animals impounded and not euthanized shall be retained until completion of the observation <br /> period and the determination by a licensed veterinarian that said animal is not infected with rabies, <br /> and then may be redeemed by its owner upon payment of the fees for impoundment and cost of <br /> care as adopted, set and collected by the Animal Control Authority. Any domestic animal not <br /> claimed within three (3) clear working days after being impounded or such extended period as is <br /> granted in writing by the Animal Control Authority to allow the animal's owner to construct an <br /> enclosure or anti-escape barrier in conformance with this Resolution Animals not so returned shall <br /> 13 <br />