§ 4-15. Bite cases without injuries; suspected rabies cases.

Whenever the Florida Department of Health or the Division is informed that any dog, cat, or ferret has bitten any person or is suspected of having or showing suspicious symptoms of rabies, the Florida Department of Health requires that said dog, cat, or ferret be captured and confined for observation at the owner's expense for a period of ten (10) calendar days from the date of the bite. The procedure and place of confinement and observation shall be pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Florida Department of Health or the Division. Home confinement of a dog, cat, or ferret required to be confined for observation shall be allowed upon approval of the Florida Department of Health or the Division.

It shall be a violation of this section for any person to remove from any place of confinement any dog, cat, or ferret which has been confined pursuant to the requirements of this section without the consent of the Florida Department of Health or the Division.

If a rabies alert exists in Broward County as announced by the Florida Department of Health, the Division shall have the authority to conduct emergency rabies clinics to protect the public.

(Ord. No. 87-21, § 1, 5-12-87; Ord. No. 1998-41, § 9, 11-10-98; Ord. No. 2013-10, § 1, 2-12-13)