A. Upon receipt of a report that a person has been bitten by an animal subject to rabies (all warm-blooded mammals), any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this Chapter is hereby empowered to enter upon any private property, including the home or residence where the biting animal is kept or has strayed, to inspect and strictly isolate, seize or impound if necessary, in a place and manner approved by the Animal Control Officer, any such animal for a period of ten (10) days (for dogs and cats) and fourteen (14) days (for other animals). Rodents (members of the order Rodentia), rabbits and hares (members of the order Lagomorpha) are not required to be quarantined.
B. The Animal Control Officer or licensed veterinarian may authorize, with permission of the owner, if known, and other legal restrictions permitting, the euthanasia of a biting animal for the purpose of laboratory examination for rabies using the fluorescent rabies antibody (FRA) test.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove from any place of isolation or quarantine any animal which has been isolated or quarantined under the provisions of this Chapter, without the consent of the Animal Control Officer.