44-04 Amend Chapter 505 Animals & Fowl

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, months. However, dogs and cats receiving the first rabies inoculation must receive a sec(ind rabies inoculation within twelve months. This provision shall not apply to any cattèrie breeder duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter. 505.20 ANIMAL BITES; REPORTS AND QÙARANTINE. (a) Whenever any person is bitten by a dog, cat or other animal, report of such bite shall be made to a police officer, Animal Control Officer, or the Division of Health within twenty-four hours. At the direction of the Animal Control Officer or other employee of the Division of Health, the dog or other animal shall either be confined by its owner or harborer to his premises away' from the public at large, or be placed under supervision of a veterinarian at the owner s or harborer's expense. The isolation or observation period shall not be less than ten days from the date the person was bitten at whiCh time a veterinarian must examine the animal and sign a form provided by the DivisiQn of Health releasing the animal from quarantine. The form must be returned to the Division öf Health. No person shall fail to comply with the requirements of this section or with any order of the Division of Health made pursuant thereto, nor fuil to immediately report to the Division of Health any symptom or behavior suggestive of rabies. (b) Any owner of ~ny animal known to have, or suspected of having, rabies or having been subjected to rabies, shall immediately notify a police officer or the Division of Hþalth Of such fact, and immediately surren¡jer such animal to any health officer or police officer upon demand of such officer. No owner knowing or suspecting that an anima! has rabies, shall allow such animal to be taken off his premises without the permission of a health officer or police officer. Any health officer or police officer upon ascertaining an animal is rabid shall immediately remove the animal to the pound or summarily destroy it. (c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. 505.21 HUNTIN~ PROHIBITED. (a) The hunting of animals or fuwl within the Municipality is. prohibited. No person shall hunt, kill or attempt to kill any animal or fowl by the use of firearms 0r any other means. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty Of a minor misdemeanor. 50!>.22 COLORING RABBITS OR BABY POULTRY; SALE OR DISPLAY OF POULTRY. (a) No person shall dye or otherwise coior any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person shall sell. offer for sale, expdse for sale, raffle or give away any rabbit or baby poultry which has been dyed or otherwise colored. No poultry younger than four weeks of age may be sold, given away, or otherwise distributed to any person in lots of less than six. Stores, shops, vendors and bthers offering young poultry for sale or other distribution shall provide and operate brooders or other heating devices that may be necessary to maintain poultry in good health, and shall keep adequate food and water available to the poultry at all times. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. 505.23 REPORT OF ESCAPE OF EXOTIC OR DANGEROUS ANIMAL. (a) The owner or keeper of any member of a species of the animal kingdom that escapes from his custody or control and that is not indigenous to this State or presents a risk of serious physical harm to persons or Property, or both, shall, within one hour after he discovers or reasonably should have discovered the escape, report it to: (1) A law enforcement officer of the Municipality and the sheriff of the county where the escape occurred; and (2) The Clerk of the Municipal Legislative Authority. (b) If the offICe of the Clerk of the Legislative Authority is closed to the public at the time a report is required by subsection (q) hereof, then it is sufficient compliance with ¡subsection (a) hereof if the owner or keeper makes the report within one hour after'the office is next open to the public. (c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.