Redlands Municipal Code Ch. 6.12 Rabies

It is the duty of every physician to report immediately to the animal control supervisor or any of his officers the full name, age and address of any person under his care or observation who has been bitten by an animal having or suspected of having rabies. (Ord. 1924 § 1, 1986: prior code § 34700)

If no physician is in attendance and the person bitten is a child, it is the duty of the parent or guardian to make such report immediately. (Ord. 1924 § 2, 1986: prior code § 34701)

If the person bitten is an adult, such person shall make the report. If the person bitten is incapacitated, the report shall be made by whomever is caring for the person bitten. (Ord. 194 § 3, 1986: prior code § 34702)

It is the duty of every person having knowledge of the existence of an animal apparently afflicted with rabies to report immediately to an animal control officer or to the chief of police the existence and description of such animal, the place where seen, the owner's name, if known, and the symptoms suggesting rabies. Any rabid animal or clinically suspected rabid animal shall be isolated in strict confinement under the proper care and under the observation of a licensed veterinarian, in a pound, veterinary hospital, or other adequate facility at the owner's expense. (Ord. 2392 § 15, 1998: Ord. 1924 § 4, 1986: prior code § 34703)

Whenever any animal is bitten by another animal that has or is suspected of having rabies, the owner or person having custody or possession of the animal bitten shall either destroy the animal or confine it and keep it confined for a period of six (6) months. If the owner or person having custody or possession of the animal refuses or is unable to confine the animal, the poundmaster or his representatives may quarantine the animal at the owner's expense until it is determined whether the animal has contracted rabies. The poundmaster may test and destroy the animal for rabies at the owner's expense. (Ord. 2392 § 16, 1998: Ord. 1924 § 5, 1986: prior code § 34703A)

If it reasonably appears to any animal control officer that a dog or other animal has rabies, said officer may hold such animal for examination by a licensed veterinarian until it is determined that the animal is free of rabies. The owner shall pay all costs associated with the examination, boarding fees and/or euthanasia as determined by the city. (Ord. 2392 § 17, 1998: Ord. 1924 § 7, 1986: prior code § 34705A)

The owner or person having custody or possession of any animal that shows symptoms of rabies, or has acted in a manner which would lead to a reasonable suspicion that it might have rabies, shall allow the poundmaster or his representatives to make an inspection(s) or examination(s) of such animal until it is established that the animal either has or does not have rabies. (Ord. 2392 § 18, 1998: Ord. 1924 § 8, 1986: prior code § 34706)

The owner or person having custody of an animal suspected of having rabies shall surrender the carcass of the animal, or such portion of the carcass as may be demanded by any animal control officer after the death of the animal. (Ord. 1924 § 9, 1986: prior code § 34707)

It is the duty of all veterinarians to hold in quarantine any animal showing symptoms of rabies, until the disposition of the animal by the animal control supervisor or any of his officers. (Ord. 1924 § 10, 1986: prior code § 34708)