Indiana § 35-47-7-4 - Dog bite injury reporting

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§ 35-47-7-4. Dog bite injury reporting

Sec. 4. The:

(1) physician who treats a person for a dog bite or an apparent dog bite; or

(2) administrator or the administrator's designee of the hospital or outpatient surgical center if a person is treated in a hospital or an outpatient surgical center for a dog bite or an apparent dog bite;

shall report the case to the Indiana department of health not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the time the person is treated. The report may be made orally or in writing.

As added by P.L.176-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.325.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 35-47-7-4 ("Dog bite injury reporting") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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