N.Y. PBH Law § 2143
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Rabies; seizure and disposal; reports
Official statutory text
§ 2143. Rabies; seizure and disposal; reports. Whenever the\ncommissioner certifies a county to have a rabies alert pursuant to\nsection twenty-one hundred forty-two of this title, any duly appointed\ndog control officer, animal control officer, peace officer, police\nofficer, or health officer for that area may seize and confine any dog,\ncat or domesticated ferret found at large and may destroy a dog, cat or\ndomesticated ferret found at large that is exhibiting symptoms of rabies\nand cannot be seized without placing any person at serious risk of\nphysical injury. Any duly appointed person who seizes, confines, or\ndestroys a dog, cat or domesticated ferret pursuant to this section\nshall immediately report in writing the facts relating thereto to the\ncounty or local health authority.\n
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