Section R9-6-503. Suspect Cases

A.      An animal control agency shall ensure confinement of a dog, cat, or ferret that is a suspect case until:

1.        The animal dies,

2.        The animal is euthanized, or

3.        A veterinarian determines that the animal is not rabid.

B.       When an animal control agency euthanizes a suspect case, the animal control agency shall avoid damaging the brain, so that rabies testing can be performed.

Historical Note

Amended effective December 22, 1976 (Supp. 76-5). Cor- rection, this Section shown as amended effective Decem- ber 22, 1976 should read amended effective May 12, 1977

(Supp. 77-3). Amended effective April 10, 1980 (Supp. 80-2). Amended as an emergency effective August 31, 1982 pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 82-4). Emergency expired. Former R9-6-118 amended as a permanent rule by repealing subsection (C) and renumbering subsections (D) through (I) effective January 21, 1983 (Supp. 83-1). Former Section R9-6-118 renumbered without change as R9-6-503 effective Janu- ary 28, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). Section R9-6-503 repealed, new Section adopted effective January 20, 1992 (Supp.

92-1). Former Section R9-6-503 renumbered to R9-6-703, new Section R9-6-503 renumbered from R9-6-203 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former R9-6-503 renumbered to R9-6-504; new R9-6-503 renumbered from R9-6-502 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004

(Supp. 04-3).