§ 10-82. Reporting requirements.  


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  • (a)

    Reporting required. An owner of a dog that has attacked or bitten a person or domestic animal, a victim of an attack or biting by a dog, the owner of any domestic animal that has been attacked or bitten by a dog, any person witnessing such an attack or biting, a veterinarian treating a domestic animal for such an attack or biting, or a health care professional treating a person for such an attack or biting, shall report the following events to the animal control department within three business days after the event has occurred:

    (1)

    Any attack or biting by a dog upon any person or domestic animal; or

    (2)

    The transfer, gift, sale or other conveyance of ownership or possession of a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog, its confinement in a veterinary facility, its removal from the territorial jurisdiction of the county, or its death.

    (b)

    Report data required. The data required in the report and the format thereof shall be as set forth in administrative procedures established by the animal control director.

(Ord. of 3-11-2015, § 10-32)