Austin City Code § 3-3-1 RABIES CONTROL AUTHORITY.
§ 3-3-1 - RABIES CONTROL AUTHORITY.
The health authority is designated as the rabies control authority, as required by state law.
Source: 1992 Code Section 3-1-7; Ord. 031009-9; Ord. 031211-11.
RABIES PREVENTION.
Austin City Code tit. 3, ch. 3-3
in effectAustin City Code § 3-3-2 VACCINATION REQUIRED FOR A DOG OR CAT.
§ 3-3-2 - VACCINATION REQUIRED FOR A DOG OR CAT.
An owner or handler of a dog or cat shall have the dog or cat inoculated with rabies vaccine as required by state law.
Source: 1992 Code Section 3-3-25; Ord. 031009-9; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20061005-007.
Austin City Code § 3-3-3 CITY-SPONSORED VACCINATION CLINICS.
§ 3-3-3 - CITY-SPONSORED VACCINATION CLINICS.
The health authority may sponsor rabies vaccination clinics.
Source: 1992 Code Section 3-3-26; Ord. 031009-9; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20090723-042.
Austin City Code § 3-3-4 TREATMENT OF IMPOUNDED ANIMAL PROHIBITED.
§ 3-3-4 - TREATMENT OF IMPOUNDED ANIMAL PROHIBITED.
A person may not knowingly give or cause to be given an anti-rabies treatment or other treatment to an animal impounded for observation under Chapter 3-2, Article 3 (Animals Causing Injury to a Person), that could interfere with the clinical or laboratory diagnosis of rabies or modify the course of the disease in the animal.
Source: 1992 Code Section 3-1-4(D); Ord. 031009-9; Ord. 031211-11.
Austin City Code § 3-3-5 OWNER'S DUTY TO TREAT BITE BY RABID ANIMAL.
§ 3-3-5 - OWNER'S DUTY TO TREAT BITE BY RABID ANIMAL.
A person owning or handling an animal bitten by a potentially rabid animal shall, not later than the seventh day after discovery of the injury:
(A) give the bitten animal anti-rabies treatment;
(B) impound the bitten animal for six months in a location approved by the animal control supervisor; or
(C) destroy the bitten animal.
Source: 1992 Code Section 3-1-5; Ord. 031009-9; Ord. 031211-11.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3ANRE_CH3-3RAPRFetched: 10/27/2026