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• <br />• <br />502.8 Rabies Control. <br />Subd 1 <br />Subd 2 <br />Subd 3 <br />Bites. An owner or custodian of a dog which does not have an appropriate <br />antirabies vaccination and which bites or otherwise exposes a person to <br />rabies virus may be penalized under Minnesota State Statute 346.53. <br />It shall be the duty of every physician to report to the Police Department <br />the names and addresses of any person treated for bites inflicted by an <br />animal, together with any other information .. deemed helpful in the control of <br />rabies. <br />It shall be the duty of the owner of any animal to immediately, but in all <br />cases no later than twenty -four (24) hours, report to the Police Department <br />all bites inflicted by the owner's animal to any person. The owner of any <br />such animal shall also be required to provide to the police written proof of <br />vaccination and pertinent insurance information when warranted or <br />requested by the police. <br />Subd 4 It shall be the duty of any veterinarian to report to the City a diagnosis of <br />any animal observed by the veterinarian to be suspected of having rabies. <br />Subd 5 The police are hereby authorized to take into possession any animal <br />suspected of having rabies following a bite inflicted to any person, and to <br />have the animal destroyed in a humane manner for the purpose of <br />determining whether the animal is in fact, a rabies carrier. The City and /or <br />its agents shall not be held liable for the destruction of such animal when <br />the animal has inflicted injury upon any person and the City and /or its <br />agents act in good faith to protect the public. <br />Subd 6 Whenever an animal has bitten a person and is not destroyed pursuant to <br />Section 502.8 subd 5 , or whenever a suspected or known rabid animal is <br />picked up by an animal control officer or police officer, such animal may be <br />confined for a minimum period of ten (10) days as follows: <br />A Upon proof of current rabies vaccination, the animal control officer or <br />police officer may authorize the confinement of the animal at the owner's <br />place of residence, provided that the animal shall not be permitted to come <br />in contact with other animals or persons, and provided further that the <br />animal be mu77led and on a leash not exceeding six (6) feet when removed <br />from the place of confinement. <br />Page 13 <br />_8g_ <br />