ANIMAL BITE NOTIFICATION.
Raleigh City Code § 12-3025
in effectSec. 12-3025. - ANIMAL BITE NOTIFICATION.
(a) Bites Unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for an animal to bite a human being who does not ordinarily reside on the premises of the animal unless the animal has been subject to provocation, or unless the victim was trespassing at or near the time of the bite.
(b) Reporting Bite.
It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to report to animal control as soon as possible that an animal has bitten a person. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to inform the animal control division of the location to which an animal that has bitten a human being has been taken if the owner has given the animal away, or caused in any way the animal to be taken from the owner's premises.
(Ord. No. 2016-552, §8, 3-1-16, eff. 3-15-16)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT12LIRE_CH3AN_ARTCNUANDADO_S12-3025ANBINOFetched: 11/1/2026
