Duty of practitioners and clinics to report animal bites.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-198
in effect§ 8-198. - Duty of practitioners and clinics to report animal bites.
(a) Duty to report animal bites. It shall be the duty of every attending practitioner, licensed to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine or veterinary medicine, and of any other person knowing of or in attendance on a case involving an animal bite to report that bite to the Animal Welfare Division and/or the Health Department within 24 hours of his/her first knowledge or attendance.
(b) Duty of clinic or hospital to report animal bites. It shall be the duty of every clinic or hospital which has knowledge of a case involving an animal bite to report that case to the Animal Welfare Division and/or the Health Department within 24 hours of its first knowledge thereof.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH8AN_ARTIVRADICO_DIV2GE_S8-198DUPRCLREANBIFetched: 10/28/2026
