2014 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 21 - CONTROL OF ACUTE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Title 4 - (2140 - 2146) RABIES.
2143 - Rabies; seizure and disposal; reports.

   2143.   Rabies;   seizure  and  disposal;  reports.  Whenever  the
  commissioner certifies a county to  have  a  rabies  alert  pursuant  to
  section  twenty-one  hundred forty-two of this title, any duly appointed
  dog control officer,  animal  control  officer,  peace  officer,  police
  officer,  or health officer for that area may seize and confine any dog,
  cat or domesticated ferret found at large and may destroy a dog, cat  or
  domesticated ferret found at large that is exhibiting symptoms of rabies
  and  cannot  be  seized  without  placing  any person at serious risk of
  physical injury. Any duly appointed  person  who  seizes,  confines,  or
  destroys  a  dog,  cat  or  domesticated ferret pursuant to this section
  shall immediately report in writing the facts relating  thereto  to  the
  county or local health authority.