In the event any person who harbors a dog which is over six months of age and is not immunized against rabies and allows the dog to run loose with the result that bodily injury is inflicted upon a human being, the person shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor as provided by I.C. 35-46-3-1 and shall be subject to arrest, prosecution and penalties for the offense in accordance with statute. Any person who harbors a cat which is over six months of age and has not been inoculated against rabies as required by § 95.30, or who harbors a dog or cat of younger age or which otherwise requires rabies inoculation or reinoculation when ordered by the State Veterinarian or Town Council President and permits the dog or cat to run loose with the result that bodily injury is inflicted upon a human being shall be liable to penalties as prescribed by § 10.99. It is not material to this section whether the animal actually is infected with rabies, nor whether the injured human actually contracts the disease, but only that the animal was not properly inoculated at the time the injury occurred.
(`86 Code, § 3-5-13) (Ord. passed 7-17-84; Am. Ord. 86-C5, passed 7-15-86)