A.    Any person having knowledge of an animal, or any information regarding its whereabouts, which that person knows or has reason to believe has rabies, has been exposed or potentially exposed to rabies, has bitten or been bitten by another animal or a wild animal, or has bitten a person, or of an animal suspected of any of the foregoing, shall notify the division of the department, the State Health Department, or the Davis County Health Department immediately.

    B.    The owner or custodian of an animal that has bitten any person and any person that has been bitten by an animal shall report the incident to the department within twenty-four (24) hours regardless of whether or not the biting animal is of a species subject to rabies.

    C.    A physician or other medically qualified person who renders medical or first aid treatment to a person bitten by an animal shall report the fact of that treatment to the department with twenty-four (24) hours of the treatment. The report shall include the name, sex, age and address of the person bitten as well as the nature and location of the bite. If known, the report shall also include the name and address of the owner or custodian of the biting animal and any other relevant facts such as the location and circumstances of the biting incident.

    D.    A veterinarian or other person treating an animal which has been bitten by another animal shall report the fact of that treatment to the department. The report shall contain the name and address of the owner or custodian of the bitten animal, and, if known, the name and address of the owner or custodian of the biting animal, together with a description of the animals, the nature and location of the bite or bites, and the location and circumstances of the biting incident. (Ord. 9-2000 § 31: Ord. 7-1992 § 6.07)