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<br />Page 4 of 6 <br /> <br />6.01.140 Rabies inoculation required <br />1. Dog owners shall have their dogs vaccinated and revaccinated against rabies following <br />veterinary and USDA-licensed rabies vaccine manufacturer instructions. <br />2. Any dog without documentation of current rabies vaccination that has bitten any person shall <br />immediately be confined for a period of ten days, or euthanized by a licensed veterinarian. <br />The location of confinement shall be determined by the Health Department and shall be at <br />the expense of the owner or custodian. The period of confinement shall not be required if the <br />dog is euthanized by a licensed veterinarian, however, the owner or custodian shall bear the <br />cost of euthanasia. <br />3. It is unlawful for any person to release a quarantined dog from confinement until such release <br />has been approved by the Health Department. <br />4. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog without documentation of current rabies vaccination <br />that has bitten any person to destroy such dog before it can be confined by the Health <br />Department or euthanized by a licensed veterinarian, unless the dog is destroyed in order to <br />stop an attack. The owner or custodian of any such dog that has been reported as having <br />inflicted a bite on any person shall on demand of the Health Department produce such dog <br />for examination and quarantine as prescribed in this section. The failure of such owner or <br />custodian to comply with such order may be prosecuted as a violation of RCW 70.05.120 <br />pursuant to WAC 246-100-070(3). If the owner or custodian knowingly conceals or refuses <br />to produce the dog, each day of concealment or refusal to produce shall constitute a separate <br />and individual violation of this section. <br />If any dog under quarantine becomes ill or dies while under observation, the Health Department <br />shall immediately notify the county health officer and take immediate action to obtain veterinary <br />evaluation and/or a pathological exam, as required by the health officer. The health officer shall <br />be provided any reports of human contact with the dog. <br /> <br />6.01.150 Dog bites to be reported. <br />Any person who is bitten by a dog and is exposed to dog saliva through an open wound on the <br />person, or any doctor, veterinarian or hospital employee having information that a person has <br />been bitten by a dog and been exposed to dog saliva through an open wound within the <br />unincorporated territory of the County shall notify the department of such bite or exposure, <br />giving the description of the dog, the name and address of the owner, and the location of the <br />incident, if known to said person. <br /> <br />6.01.160 Impoundment of Dogs. <br />Dogs found or reasonably believed to be kept in violation of this Chapter may be impounded by <br />the department; provided that, if a complaint identifying the dog owner of a dog at large is <br />received and the dog owner can be immediately located, the dog shall be left with the dog owner, <br />and a summons and notice to appear in regard to the violation may be issued to such dog owner. <br />The owner or custodian of any impounded dog shall be responsible for all costs to impound and <br />care for the dog. Any dog which has been impounded and appears sick or injured may be