The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1919-05-01
Mississippi State Board of
Health.

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counties in which Rabies exists OF
adjoining counties in which Rabies
i5 known to exist.
Section /. Whenever animal
rabies is known to exist in any
county Of the State of Mississippi,
the Secretary of the State Board Of
Health shall imme iiately notify the
county health officer of the county
in which infection exists and when
he may deem ii 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
officer is notified that rabies exists
IN his county or in adjoining coun-
ty, il shall be his duty to promul-
gate these rules and regulations.
Section 3. Any person owning
or having in his or her possession,
dog or dogs, shall be re luired to
keep them securely within an en-
closure fer 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 il 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 en-
closure, as hereinbefore required,
that each such dog shall at all
times wear a muzzle constructed of
metal, shall prevent biting, shall
permit Of the dog opening its mouth
and shall be fitted to the dog, being
changed from time to time, il nec-
essary, with the animals growth,
except at such time as necessary to
water or feed the dog or dogs.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty
IF all persons to report to the coun-
ty health officer, the existence of
any animal suffering from or sus-
p scted to be suffering from rabies
Of which he or she may have
knowledge.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty
Of all police officials, and any citi-
zen may kill or otherwise destroy
ny al al dogs tat al found
running at large, unmuzzled, within
the area in which these rules and
regulations are in force.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of
the county health officer wi en- noti-
fed that animal rabies ex st or is
suspected to exist in his county to
Immediately make an investigation
and furnish the secretary of the
State Board of Health with all in
formation desired.
Section 7. 1t shall be the duty
of the county health officer in each
county in which these rules and
regulations are in force, to make a
report each week to the secretary of
the State Board of Health. Such
reports are to be made until such
time as the secretary of the state
board of health may deem it wise
to withdraw the enforcement of
these rules and regulations from
such county.
Section 8. These rules and regu-
lations arc adopted under the au-
thority vested in the State Board
Of Health by Section 2489 Ct the
Mississippi Code of 1906.
Adopted February 4th, 1915.
In view of the fact that Rabies
(mad dogs) are reported in the
county | declare the above rules
and regulations in full force and
effect in Tishomingo county.
/ cannot understand why anyone
would jeopardize the life of child
to keep a dog. When it is known
that a rabid dog has been in tie
neighbcrhood, the sensible and right
thing to do is to kill the dogsi
When people will not muzzle or
confne their dogs protect your own
child and kill the dog. Remember
the law recognizes that child is
more valuable than dog.
Apr. 22nd, 1919.