How do bites get reported?
Bites, exposures to potentially-rabid animals, and scratches from wildlife and cats, are reportable to Animal Control in the unincorporated area, and to the Animal Shelter in the City. An Animal Control Officer will contact the owner and victim to complete a Bite Report and to quarantine the animal. Domestic pets are quarantined for 10 days from the date of the bite or exposure, including the day of the bite or exposure. Quarantines generally requires confinement at the owner’s home to prevent the animal from wandering, or from coming into contact with people or pets which do not live in the same household. Home quarantines are permitted unless the owner is unwilling or unable to securely confine the animal during the quarantine period. If animals are not quarantined at home, they are confined at a veterinary hospital or the animal shelter. Officers determine quarantine sites based on the circumstances of each incident on a case-by-case basis. Quarantine costs are borne by the owner. W
