Indoor Structures

(Schools, day care centers, hospitals, health care clinics, prisons, fairs, camps, etc.)

Bat Flying in or Roosting in an Occupied Building

• Evaluate situation for potential risk, consider exclusion and batproofing as soon as possible

Building Small, Leading to Close Proximity Of Bat to Occupants, and Children Are Present

• Leave one person in building to observe bat
• Remove occupants from building, as well as adults who will not be involved in capturing the bat
• Make a list of building occupants while they exit the building or immediately afterwards
• Capture bat report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing

Bat Present Indoors With Sleeping Adults or Unattended Children

• Leave one person in building to observe bat
• Remove occupants from building, as well as adults who will not be involved in capturing the bat
• Make a list of building occupants while they exit the building or immediately afterwards
• Capture bat
• Report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing

Known or Suspected Contact With a Bat

• Capture bat
• Immediately make list of those with possible contact
• Have those persons with possible contact wash the area of potential contact with soap and water
• Report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing
• Depending on severity, consider having wounds evaluated by health care provider for medical treatment

Outdoors - Public Locations

Bats Observed Flying at Night Outside

• Provide general education to persons frequenting location about bats and risk of rabies, avoiding exposures, and reporting possible exposures

Bat Observed Flying Outside in Daytime

• Provide general education to persons frequenting location about bats and risk of rabies, avoiding exposures, and reporting possible exposures (note: if bat appears to be aggressively and deliberately swooping at people, keep people away from area, capture bat, contact Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681 and submit for rabies testing)

Bat Found Outside Grounded or Roosting in a Location Accessible to the Public

• Restrict access to area
• Temporarily contain bat, for example with an inverted pail or coffee can
• Capture bat
• Report incident to Madison Animal Control Officer at 203-245-2721 or Madison Health Department at 203-245-5681; submit bat for rabies testing.