{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-258.065","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 258.065","heading":"Physicians to report persons bitten by dogs, cats, ferrets, and other","body":"animals -- Reporting when local health department is closed.\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, every physician shall, within\ntwelve (12) hours after his firs t professional attendance of a person bitten by a dog,\ncat, ferret, or other animal, report to the local health department the name, age, sex,\nand precise location of the person so bitten. If a child is bitten and no physician\nattends, the report shall be made by his parents or guardian. If an adult is bitten and\nno physician attends, he or the person caring for him shall make the report.\n(2) If the local health department is closed when a physician, parent, guardian, or other\nadult attends to a bitten pers on, the physician, parent, guardian, or other adult shall\nreport the incident on the next working day of the health department.","path":["KRS Chapter 258"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=12422","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:07Z","sha256":"0a9d1e0165ded99db045f63a2092fb3fb8cbb39678a64a49ab633b55147ebdce","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-258.060","next":"us-ky/krs-258.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}