OAR 333-019-0027
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Management of Possibly Rabid Animals

(1)

An animal is considered to have been in close contact with an animal suspected of having rabies when, within the past 180 days, it has been bitten, mouthed, mauled by, or closely confined with a rabid animal or any mammal suspected of having rabies.

(2)

The disposition of such animals and of animals suspected of having rabies that have not bitten humans shall be determined by the local public health authority as follows:

(a)

Inadequately vaccinated dogs, cats, and ferrets shall be destroyed immediately, if the owner permits. If the owner does not agree to this, the animal shall be confined as prescribed by the local public health authority for a period of four months for dogs and cats and six months for ferrets under the observation of a licensed veterinarian or a person designated by the local public health authority. A rabies vaccine must be administered at the time of entry into quarantine to bring the animal up to current rabies vaccination status.

(b)

Dogs, cats, and ferrets that are adequately vaccinated shall be revaccinated immediately and observed in confinement for 45 days by a person designated by the local public health authority. If the owner prefers, such animals can be destroyed (in lieu of confinement) with the concurrence of the local public health authority.

(c)

Unless the owner prefers to hold any unvaccinated livestock or wild animals born and raised in captivity in confinement for six months, such animals shall be destroyed. Livestock that are current on rabies vaccination with a USDA-licensed vaccine approved for that species should be given a booster vaccination immediately and observed for 45 days.

(d)

Unless otherwise specified, all other mammals shall be destroyed.

(e)

For the purposes of this rule, confinement shall be within an enclosure or with restraints deemed adequate by the local public health authority to prevent contact with any member of the public or any other animal. Nothing in these rules or in OAR 333-019-0024 (Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Management of Animal Bites) shall be interpreted to require any public authority to bear the costs of such confinement.

(3)

Nothing in these rules is intended or shall be construed to limit the power of any city, city and county, county or district in its authority to enact more stringent requirements to regulate and control animals within its jurisdiction.

Source: Rule 333-019-0027 — Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Management of Possibly Rabid Animals, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-019-0027.

333‑019‑0000
Responsibility of Public Health Authorities to Investigate Reportable Diseases 333‑019‑0002
Cooperation with Public Health Authorities 333‑019‑0003
Providing Information to the Oregon Health Authority or Local Public Health Administrator 333‑019‑0005
Conduct of Special Studies by Oregon Health Authority 333‑019‑0010
Disease Related School, Child Care, and Worksite Restrictions: Imposition of Restrictions 333‑019‑0014
Disease Related School, Child Care, and Worksite Restrictions: Removal of Restrictions 333‑019‑0017
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Rabies Vaccination for Animals 333‑019‑0019
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Dog Licensing 333‑019‑0022
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Wolf-Dog Hybrids 333‑019‑0024
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Management of Animal Bites 333‑019‑0027
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Management of Possibly Rabid Animals 333‑019‑0031
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus 333‑019‑0036
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Special Precautions Relating to Pregnancy and Childbirth 333‑019‑0039
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 333‑019‑0041
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Tuberculosis 333‑019‑0042
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Tuberculosis Screening in Correctional Facilities 333‑019‑0052
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Communication During Transfer of Patients with MDROs, C. difficile, or Any Organism Requiring Transmission-Based Precautions 333‑019‑0061
Infection Prevention in Health Care Settings
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 333-019-0027’s source at or​.us