It shall be the duty of any person bitten by any animal reasonably suspected of being rabid immediately to notify the appropriate county board of health. It shall be the duty of the owner, custodian, or person having possession and knowledge of any animal which has bitten any person or animal or of any animal which exhibits any signs of rabies to notify the appropriate county board of health and to confine such animal in accordance with rules and regulations of the county board of health.
History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 448, § 10; Code 1933, § 88-1504, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 19 - Control of Rabies
§ 31-19-1. Responsibility for Control
§ 31-19-2. Powers of Department in Infected Area
§ 31-19-3. Licensing and Regulation of Animals by Local Authorities
§ 31-19-4. Duty of Notification
§ 31-19-5. Inoculation of Canines and Felines Against Rabies
§ 31-19-7. County Rabies Control Officer
§ 31-19-8. Joint Administration of Chapter by Adjoining Counties
§ 31-19-9. Applicability to Municipalities With Rabies Control Laws