Every veterinarian who shall attend any animal
in the City of East Orange affected with or suspected to be affected
with anthrax, glanders, farcy, foot-and-mouth disease, rabies, tuberculosis
or any other communicable disease shall file with the Health Department,
within 12 hours thereafter, a written report stating the name of the
disease, the kind of animal, the precise location of such animal,
the name and address of the owner or person in charge thereof and
any other necessary information regarding the animal so affected.
In case no veterinarian shall attend such animal, then it shall be
the duty of the owner or person in charge to file such report with
the Health Department.
The owner or person in charge of any animal affected with or suspected to be affected with any disease mentioned in § 292-44 or with any other communicable disease shall isolate or restrict such animal and follow such precautions in such manner and for such length of time as the Health Department may direct. The Health Department shall have the power to order the destruction of any animal so affected, and it shall be the duty of the owner or person in charge thereof to comply immediately with the terms of such order. The Health Department or the Board of Health shall not be liable for the value of any animal so destroyed.
Whenever any animal shall be bitten by any animal
affected with rabies, the owner or person in charge of the animal
so bitten shall, according as the Health Department may order, either
have such animal destroyed or have it isolated for a period of six
months.
A.
Whenever a dog not vaccinated against rabies within
one year last past shall have bitten any person not a member of the
dog owner's family or household, the owner or person in charge thereof
shall either surrender the dog for quarantine in accordance with instructions
of the Health Department, to be quarantined for such observation period
not exceeding 10 days as may be deemed safe by the Board of Health,
or arrange with the Department for the quarantine of such dog for
a like period by a veterinarian at the expense of the owner or person
in charge of the dog. If the person bitten is a member of the dog
owner's family or household, the dog may be quarantined at home for
a like period. Dogs with nursing puppies may also be quarantined at
home.
B.
Whenever any vaccinated dog has bitten any person and the vaccination was not performed at least three months prior to the bite, as shown by a certificate of a licensed veterinarian, such dog shall be quarantined in the same manner as provided for in Subsection A hereof; if vaccinated within a year and at least three months prior to the bite, it may be quarantined at home.
