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Calls
to the Animal Warden’s office are handled in the following order
and given the following priority:
1.
Animal Bites: all calls concerning animal bites
regardless of the location in Adams County. The Animal Warden will
conduct the investigation, fill-out the necessary paperwork, and
follow the recommended procedures, including the impounding of the
animal, if necessary.
2.
Rabies Suspects: The Animal Warden shall follow the
recommended procedure for the testing and disposal of animals
suspected of having rabies.
3.
Livestock Killed or Injured by Dogs: calls concerning
livestock being injured or killed by dogs. The call should be
investigated in a timely manner. The Animal Warden shall follow the
procedure set out in State Statute concerning these calls.
4.
Sick and Injured Animals: calls
concerning sick or injured animals (dogs, and domestic animals only) found in
Adams County, outside the city limits of Quincy. The Animal Warden
shall follow the recommended procedures concerning these animals.
5. Dogs
Running at Large It is the duty of any owner or custodian of
a dog to keep the dog on a leash within residential areas except on
the owner’s private property or the private property of another
person, with their permission. Enclosure
or run line for vicious dog-Leash for dangerous dog or other
animal-Exemptions-Injunction-Nuisance
6.
Stray Animals: calls concerning stray animals (dogs
only) when the Warden is free from calls given higher priority. He
shall follow the recommended procedures concerning these animals.
The Warden does not answer calls concerning stray animals (dogs
only) inside incorporated towns or villages in Adams County unless
the town or village has entered into a written agreement with the
Animal Warden to do so.
There is no ordinance regarding stray cats, therefore the Animal
Warden does not pick them up. It is the property owners
responsibility to take care of stray cats.
7.
Leash Law Violations: The county
has no leash law.
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