§ 7-86. Testing and destruction of animals indicating rabies.

Should any animal undergoing the ten (10) days observation for having bitten a person show indication of illness or change in behavior, it shall be the duty of the animal shelter department to destroy such animal after confirming such need by a licensed veterinarian. The parish health unit or the animal shelter shall send the specimen of any such animal, and also the specimen of any animal which died during the rabies quarantine, to the bureau of laboratories of the state department of health for a rabies laboratory test. Upon notification to the animal shelter veterinarian or director that a rabies test is positive, the animal shelter director or veterinarian shall then handle the results pursuant to the Center for Disease Control Guidelines.

(Ord. No. 24102, § 7, 8-31-11)