N.Y. Public Health Law § 2143: Rabies; seizure and disposal; reports

§ 2143. Rabies; seizure and disposal; reports. Whenever the

commissioner certifies a county to have a rabies alert pursuant to

section twenty-one hundred forty-two of this title, any duly appointed

dog control officer, animal control officer, peace officer, police

officer, or health officer for that area may seize and confine any dog,

cat or domesticated ferret found at large and may destroy a dog, cat or

domesticated ferret found at large that is exhibiting symptoms of rabies

and cannot be seized without placing any person at serious risk of

physical injury. Any duly appointed person who seizes, confines, or

destroys a dog, cat or domesticated ferret pursuant to this section

shall immediately report in writing the facts relating thereto to the

county or local health authority.