DIVISION 5. PROTECTION AGAINST RABIES
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This chapter covers keeping animals in town: loose dogs and livestock, rabies shots and tags, reporting bites, cruelty and neglect, impoundment at the city's designated shelter, and the rules for dogs classified as dangerous or vicious. A word of caution: a lot of it is printed twice (rules from 2001 and again from 2011), and two different sets of dangerous-dog rules are still on the books, so it's worth asking the city which version they enforce.
What's in here
- Sec. 14-90 Report of animal bite required
- Sec. 14-91 Report of animal bite required by owner of animal
- Sec. 14-92 Bite report required by those providing care
- Sec. 14-93 Reporting animals suspected of having rabies
- Sec. 14-94 Reporting of suspected rabies cases by owners
- Sec. 14-95 Disposition of body of suspected rabies cases
- Sec. 14-96 Veterinarian to quarantine suspected rabies cases
- Sec. 14-97 Report of animal biting animal required
- Sec. 14-98 Management of animals that scratch or bite humans
- Sec. 14-99 Management of animals exposed to rabies
- Sec. 14-100 Quarantine of area of city
- Sec. 14-101 Retention of animals suspected of having rabies
- Sec. 14-102 Animal exposed to rabies barred from city1
- Secs. 14-103—14-119 Reserved
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIIDO_DIV5PRAGRA
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIIDO_DIV5PRAGRA
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