Vermont § 3806 - Confining or impounding a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid

§ 3806. Confining or impounding a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid

• (a) Any person authorized to enforce State livestock disease control, health, wildlife,
  or criminal laws and any person authorized to enforce local ordinances may confine
  or impound any domestic pet or wolf-hybrid when: (1) It is suspected of having been exposed to rabies. (2) It is believed to have been attacked by another animal that may be rabid. (3) It has been attacked by a wild animal. (4) It has been running at large in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter. (5) It has an unknown rabies vaccination history. (b) In the event that a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid is confined or impounded under this
  section, the owner, if known, shall be notified within 24 hours. Notification may
  be accomplished by in-person communication, by telephone call, or by written statement
  sent to the last known address of the owner. If the owner’s address is not known,
  notification may be posted in the municipal clerk’s office and other usual places
  for public notice for a one-week period. (c) Any domestic pet or wolf-hybrid that is considered a rabies suspect shall be managed
  in accordance with the rules of the Department of Health. Rules adopted by the Department
  of Health in accordance with this chapter shall provide for management of domestic
  pets or wolf-hybrids for whom there is no approved rabies vaccine. (Amended 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. June 15, 1994.)