§ 800-132. MUZZLING


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  • No person shall be compelled to muzzle any dog except pursuant to Section 800-130, and in cases of emergencies. Such emergencies shall be deemed to exist only when the Health Officer shall determine and report to the Board of Supervisors that there is in the County, an epidemic of rabies. When and if the Health Officer so reports then any person who owns or has the charge, care, control, or custody of any dog shall cause such dog to be muzzled and to remain muzzled, except when such dog is eating, until the Health Officer shall declare publicly and officially that such epidemic is at an end.

([224,365,425,488,509,598,724,729,1175,1179,1216,1230]Ord. 1287, Sec. 1; Aug. 3, 1999)