A. It is the duty of any person having knowledge of the whereabouts of an animal known to have or suspected of having rabies to report the fact immediately to the Animal Control Department. If such person is the owner or possessor or has custody of such animal, he or she shall immediately confine it and keep said animal strictly confined until it is established to the satisfaction of said official that such animal has or does not have rabies.
B. Where such owner or possessor does not have the proper facility for such confinement, or animal owner continually allows such animal to run loose and at large, or where the owner of such rabid or suspected rabid animal is not known, such animal shall be isolated in strict confinement under proper care and under the observation of a licensed veterinarian in a pound, veterinary hospital or other adequate facility in a manner approved by the Animal Control Officer and shall not be killed or released for at least ten (10) days after the onset of symptoms suggestive of rabies. If such animal creates a menace to the public health and safety, the Animal Control Officer or his representative may kill or destroy the animal forthwith and have it examined for rabies using the fluorescent rabies antibody (FRA) test.
C. Whenever any such owned biting animal is quarantined in a place other than the premises of its owner, all expenses incurred in its confinement shall be the liability of the owner, possessor or custodian of such biting animal.