Every municipality and each county shall provide for the impoundment of animals as follows.
- A. Impoundment facilities shall be provided for the confinement of all unowned animals susceptible to rabies which have bitten a person. The animal shall be either destroyed or confined for a period of ten (10) days and if the animal dies or is destroyed during the confinement period, the head shall be sent to the laboratory for rabies testing.
- B. Impoundment facilities should be provided for the confinement of animals running at large, vicious animals and animals attacking livestock.
C. Impoundment facilities may be provided for by contract with a veterinary hospital, a kennel, an animal shelter or in cooperation with other municipalities or counties.
[8/27/79; 10/31/96; 7.4.2.16 NMAC - Rn, 7 NMAC 4.2.16, 5/30/2003]