The Health Department's Vector Control program, in cooperation with our Communicable Disease program, is responsible for investigating occurrences of animal bites in Muskegon County. 

Michigan law requires that any person who has knowledge of an animal bite where rabies is suspected shall, within 24 hours of the biting incident, report the bite to the appropriate local health department and to the local health department where the bite occurred. 

The report shall include all of the following information:

1. Animal species inflicting the bite. 
2. Animal owner's name, address, and telephone number. 
3. Vaccination status of the animal. 
4. Date and location of the biting incident. 
5. Name, address, and telephone number of the individual bitten. 
6. Site of the bite on the body. 
7. Name of the reporter of the bite.

Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, Communicable and Related Disease Rules: 325.180 Rule 10 (6).

To report an animal bite that occurred in Muskegon County, please call (231) 724-1204.

For Physician Use

Animal Bite Reporting Form

For Public Use

Dog Bite Prevention

Rabies Information

Bats & Rabies

Vector Control

For additional information, please call (231) 724-6007.