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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
March 22, 2018 - Introduced by Representative Shankland. Referred to Committee
on Health.
AB1067,1,2 1An Act to amend 95.21 (5) (b) of the statutes; relating to: quarantine
2requirements for a dog or cat that has bitten its owner.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill changes the requirements for examining a quarantined dog or cat that
has bitten its owner.
Under current law, if a dog or cat is required to be quarantined because it bit
a person, the animal must be kept under strict isolation for at least ten days and must
be examined by a veterinarian on the first day of isolation, the last day of isolation,
and one intervening day. Under the bill, if the person that the dog or cat bit is the
animal's owner, if the animal is currently vaccinated against rabies, and if the animal
shows no signs of rabies during the isolation period, then during the isolation period
the animal is required to be examined by a veterinarian only on the first day and last
day of isolation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB1067,1 3Section 1. 95.21 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1067,2,124 95.21 (5) (b) Health risk to humans. If a dog or cat is ordered to be quarantined
5because there is reason to believe that the animal bit a person, the custodian of an

1isolation facility or the owner shall keep the animal under strict isolation under the
2supervision of a veterinarian for at least 10 days after the incident occurred. In this
3paragraph, “supervision of a veterinarian" includes, at a minimum, examination of
4the animal on the first day of isolation, on the last day of isolation , and on one
5intervening day, except that if the person that the animal bit is the animal's owner,
6if the animal is currently immunized against rabies as evidenced by a valid
7certificate of rabies vaccination or other evidence, and if the animal exhibits no signs
8of rabies during isolation, then “supervision of a veterinarian” means examination
9of the animal on the first day of isolation and on the last day of isolation
. If the
10observation period is not extended and if the veterinarian certifies that the dog or cat
11has not exhibited any signs of rabies, the animal may be released from quarantine
12at the end of the observation period.
AB1067,2,1313 (End)
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