A. Any animal that is subject to rabies which has been exposed to a known rabid animal or suspected rabid animal shall, upon notification of its owner, possessor or custodian, be:
1. Immediately securely confined in a place and manner approved by the Animal Control Officer for a period of six (6) months; or
2. Immediately destroyed unless the biting animal is determined by laboratory examination to be negative from rabies, except that in the case of dogs and cats, the following alternative is permitted:
a. The dog or cat shall be revaccinated and then quarantined for a period of thirty (30) days provided such dog or cat has been vaccinated not less than thirty (30) days prior, with a rabies vaccine approved by the California State Department of Public Health.
b. The Animal Control Officer may, at his discretion, kill or quarantine the animal so bitten where the owner, possessor or custodian thereof is not readily accessible or is not known.
3. The carcass of any dead animal exposed to rabies will, upon demand, be surrendered to the Animal Control Officer.
4. In the discretion of the Animal Control Officer, specimens of high risk or medium risk animals involved in a biting incident shall be examined for rabies. Specimens of low risk animals may be examined upon payment of reasonable laboratory fees.