5944 AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 46 - CONTROL OF ANIMALS, FOWL AND DOGS

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. . _ � . Chapter 46 • Page 7 (f) If evidence of innoculation is not submitted as required in (d) above, said animal may be, upon the submission of aIl other evidence require d hereunder, redeemed by a licensed vetexinarian who delivers to said Poundmaster a statemen� in writing that he has been paid to, and will. betore releasing the same from his custody, innoculate said animal against rabies. 30. Animals not redeemed from impoundment as provided herein Not R�deemed shall. be humanely dispatched, offered foY adaption, or otherwise Destroyed disposed of by the pound as a stray aniraaZ in such a manner as may � be f.rom time to time authoriaed by Statute of the State of Illinois for disposition of stray animals. 3I. (a) When the awaner of any dog or ather ani.mal knows of Dog Biting � or has been notified that such dog or other animal has bitten or Any P�rson has so injured any persan as to cause an abrasion of the skin of Or S�z�`fexing such person, or is sufferi.ng from rabies, he shall forthwith de- Rabies Must liv�r said dog ar aniiaa�. ta the Animal Con�trol. Waxden, to arry As- Be Delivered sistant Anirnal Control Warden, or to any poZice oSficer within 24 to Anima3 houxs, whereupoi� said dag or animal shall be securely confined for Control Warden a pexiod of tEn (10) days under the observatinn of a licensed veteri.narian. Such veterinarian shall report the c1in�_cal condi- �i.on of the dog ar other animal immediately wi.th confirmatian in writing to the Administrator withirt 24 hours after the dog or ather animal is presented for examination giving th� avaner 's na�ae, addxpss the� date of coni'�.nement, �he breed, description, age and s�x of such dog or a�h�� t]i_Ti�7I. on apprapriate fdrms app�ove�3 by �rie Departmen� of Agriculture of the S�tate of Ill.inais. The Administrator sha7.1 notify the a��ending physician or responsible health agency. At the end of the confinement period the veterinarian shall submit a writtPn report to the Administrator advising him of the fin�l dispo�ition of such dog or c�th�ar animal on appropriate forms approved by the Depart- ment of Agriculture of the State of Illi.nois. Upon appeaxance of any symptons of rabies, said dog or other animal shall be confined untiI. death and then its head shall be re- . moved in such a manner as no� to injure the bxain and deZivered to the Ac�ninistrator for examination. At the end of the cor�finement � periad such dog or other animal shall be examined by the Administra- tox or o�her lic�nsec� ve�eri.narian, if no symptoms have appeared sixch dog or other animal shall be returned to the aam�r or keeper.