A New Canaan dog is in quarantine at the police department’s animal control shelter after biting a person in the area of Kiwanis Park, officials say.
Police at about 6 p.m. on Feb. 9 learned of the bite from urgent care physicians treating the victim. It isn’t clear just where or how severely the person was injured.
The dog’s rabies was vaccination up-to-date, according to Officer Maryann Kleinschmitt, head of the police department’s animal control unit.
As per Connecticut law, the dog is being held in quarantine for 14 days, she said. It will be released Feb. 22 to its owner, she said.
Kleinschmitt said police will release no further details.
—Michael Dinan