§ 10-94. Quarantine.  


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  • Any domestic animal defined in § 174.001, Wis. Stats., suspected of being afflicted with rabies, which has bitten any person causing an abrasion of the skin on such person, shall be seized and impounded under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian for not less than 14 days. If, upon examination by such veterinarian, the animal has no signs of rabies at the end of such impoundment, it shall be disposed of according to law. If such animal has not been vaccinated as required in this subdivision, it shall be inoculated, as required in this subdivision, prior to release to its owner.

(Code 1983, § 12.04(8)(c); Ord. No. 2003-11, 5-19-03)