New Jersey Statutes
§ 26:4-79 — Report by physician attending person bitten by animal
New Jersey § 26:4-79
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 26HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:4-79 (2026).
Text
Every physician shall, within twelve hours after his first professional attendance upon any person bitten by a dog, cat or other animal, report to the person designated by law or by the local board, under authority of law, to receive reports of reportable communicable diseases in the municipality in which the person so bitten may be, the name, age, sex, color and the precise location of the person so bitten.
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 26:4-79, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/26/26%3A4-79.