§ 6-23. Reporting of animals that have died of rabies.  


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  • The owner or harborer of an animal that has died of rabies or is suspected to have died of rabies shall surrender the animal's body to the animal services manager or a licensed veterinarian for dispatch to an authorized laboratory for diagnosis within seventy-two (72) hours.

(Ord. No. 8597, § 1, 1-26-06; Ord. No. 8934, § 2, 4-4-08)

State law reference

Rabies Control Act of 1981, V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code ch. 826.