AGENCY: Salt Lake City (Utah). Animal Control

SERIES: 82693
TITLE: Request for rabies examination
DATES: 1981-2015.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: These files contain requests for rabies examinations. A request is sent to the Department of Health when a person is bitten by a dog and the dog did not have its rabies shots. The dog must be killed and the brain examined to determine whether the dog was rabid. These files include date received, date reported, lab number, person's name who was bitten, age, sex, phone number, address, patient information, bite information, physician's name, hospital, address, phone, and laboratory report.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 05/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 3 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

This retention is based on the administrative needs expressed by the division.