Putnam County |
Code of Ordinances |
CODE OF ORDINANCES |
Chapter 6. ANIMALS |
Article II. ANIMAL CONTROL |
Division 1. GENERALLY |
§ 6-38. Officer safety in suspected rabies cases.
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Should the department head, or anyone acting under his authority, have reasonable grounds to believe that any unlicensed stray dog is infected with rabies or cannot safely be caught or impounded, such animal may be killed by the department head or his/her designee in such manner as allowed by law.
(Ord. No. 2018-09 , 6-12-2018)