The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-12
URGES DOG LAW.
Dr.. J. ". Young Warns Of Danger
of Rabies. Regulations Adopted BY
State Board Of Health.

Editor Sentinel: At the last meeting
Of the Board Of Supervisors of this
| urged them to pass some kind
of a law in regard to dogs running at
but | suppose that from some
obscure cause to me unknown, they
thought they had reasons for not doing
so. There is an epidemic of h%ydropho-
bia in many parts of the state. l be-
lieve that the life of one person is worth
all the dogs in the State. The State
Board of Health have taken the matter
up and | ask you to publish the rules
promulgated by them.
J. W. YOUNG,
County Health Officer.
Rules and regulations governing
counties in which Rabies exists or ad-
Joining counties in which Rabies is
known to exist:
Section l. Whenever animal rabies
is known to exist in any county in the
State of Mississippi, the Secretary of
the State Board of Health shall imme-
diately notify the county health officer
of the county in which infection exists
and when he may deem it necessary for
the protection of the people he shall
notify the county health officers of each
adjoining county, and these rules and
regulations as hereinafter provided,
shall be put into force in such county.
Section 2. When a county health Of
ficer is notified that rabies exists in his
county or in adjoining county, it shall
be his duty to promulgate these rules
and regulations.
Section 3. ANY person owning or
having in his or her possession, a dog or
dogs, shall be required to keep them Sc
curely within an enclosure for such
period as the county health officer may
designate, any dog or dogs that he may
own or have in his or her possession.
Provided, that if it is not the desire of
the owner or person having a dog or
dogs in his or her possession to keep
them secure within an enclosure. as
hereinbefore required, that each such
dog shall at all times wear a muzzle
constructed of metal, shall prevent bit
ing, shall permit of the dog opening its
mouth. and shall be fitted to the dog,
being changed from time to time, If
necessary, with the animals growth,
except at such time as necessary tC
water or feed the dog or dogs.
Section A. 1t shall be the duty of al
persons to report to the county health
officer, TIE existence of any animal suf'
fering from or suspected to be suffering
from rabies of which he or she may
have knowledge.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty Of al
p~oI;ca oHcialc and apy cifizen may kill
or otherwise destroy any and all dog
that are found running at large, un
muzzled, within the area in which thes'
Rules and Regulations are in force.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of thu
county health officer when notified tina
animal rabies exists or is suspected t
exist in his county to Immediately max
an investigation and furnish the Secre
tary of the State Board of Health witt
all information desired. ~
Section Z. 1t shall be the dutyof tn
county health officer in each county i
which these rules and regulations ar
in force, to make a report each g
to the Secretary of the State Board o
Health. Such reports are to be mad
until such time as the Secretary of III
State Board of Health may deem
wise to withdraw the enforcement o
these rules and regulations from sue
county.
Section 8. These rules and regula
tons are adopted under the authorit
vested in the State Board of Health b
Section 2489 of the Mississippi code q
1906.
Adopted February 4, 1915.