Sec. 14-91Report of animal bite required by owner of animal
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.
It shall be the duty of every person owning or having custody of an animal which has bitten a human being to report the same to the Turner County Health Department and confine the animal in a secure enclosure for observation and examination by the animal control officer and/or representatives of the Turner County Health Department. No person having the custody or possession of such animal shall fail, refuse, or neglect to immediately notify the city, or shall fail, refuse, or neglect to allow the animal control official and/or a representative from the Turner County Health Department to make an inspection or examination of such animal for the purpose of determining whether such animal has rabies.
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_S14-91REANBIREOWAN
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIIDO_DIV5PRAGRA_S14-91REANBIREOWAN
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