35.11.010 Care and control of dog or animal known to have bitten a person.

(a) Any dog or other animal known to have bitten a person so as to cause abrasion of the skin or which appears to be infected by rabies, shall be securely quarantined by the owner by means of holding in an enclosed structure with the ability to be locked for a period of ten (10) days or as may be recommended by the Service Unit Director or TMBCI Animal Control Department. Within said structure, the animal must be tethered in a way to prevent it from escaping such structure when the door is open for feeding and watering. During the ten (10) days day quarantine period, the dog or other animal shall be placed under the observation of the Sanitarian of the Public Health Service. At the discretion of the Animal Control Department, such quarantine may be on the premises of the owner, in a tribally designated and maintained shelter or impoundment, or at the owner's option and expense, in a veterinary hospital of the owner's choice. In the case of stray animals, or in the case of animals whose ownership is not known, such quarantine shall be at the shelter designated by the TMBCI Tribal Chairman and Tribal Council.

(b) The owner, upon demand made by a representative from the TMBCI Animal Control Department, the BIA/TMBCI law enforcement, or any persons specifically appointed for such purposes, shall forthwith surrender any dog or animal which has bitten a human or which is suspected as having been exposed to rabies, for supervised quarantine, which expense shall be borne by the owner, and may be reclaimed by the owner if adjudged free of rabies, upon payment of fees and upon complying with the licensing provisions.

(c) When a dog or animal under quarantine has been diagnosed as being rabid, and dies while under such observation, the TMBCI Animal Control Department shall immediately send the head of such animal to the NDSU Veterinary Diagnostics Lab for pathological examination, and shall notify the proper public health officer of reports of human contacts, and the diagnosis made of the suspected animal.

(d) No person shall kill, or cause to be killed, any rabid animal, rabid dog, or any animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any animal biting a human, except as herein provided, nor remove same from the territory and jurisdiction of TMBCI without the written permission of the TMBCI Animal Control Department.

(e) The carcass of any dead dog exposed to rabies shall, upon demand, be surrendered to the TMBCI Animal Control Department.

(f) The TMBCI Animal Control Department shall direct the disposition of any dog or animal found to be infected with rabies.

(g) No person shall fail or refuse to surrender any dog for quarantine or destruction, as required herein, when demand is made therefor by a representative from the TMBCI Animal Control Department.