(510 ILCS 5/12) (from Ch. 8, par. 362)
Sec. 12.
The owner of any animal which exhibits clinical
signs of
rabies, whether or not the animal has been inoculated
against
rabies, shall immediately notify the Administrator or, if the Administrator
is
not a
veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator, and shall promptly
confine the animal, or have it confined, under
suitable
observation, for a period of at least 10 days, unless officially authorized
by the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, the
Deputy
Administrator, in writing, to release it sooner. Any
animal that has had direct contact with the
animal and that has not been inoculated against rabies, shall
be
confined as recommended by the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not
a
veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator.
(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03.)
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