Any dog or other animal which is suspected of having rabies, or any dog or other animal which has been bitten by a rabid animal, shall be confined in the manner and for the time ordered by order of the Health Officer or Chief of Police as follows.
(A) If the dog or other animal has been properly vaccinated and licensed, the owner may confine the dog or other animal, isolated from the public, for a period of ten days or for any term designated by the Health Officer or Chief of Police.
(B) If the dog or other animal is not licensed or vaccinated, or if the owner does not have adequate facilities to properly confine the animal, the animal shall be seized and confined in some veterinary hospital, at the owner’s expense, and such confinement shall be for a period of ten days or for any term designated by the Health Officer or Chief of Police.
(C) If the owner of the dog or other animal refuses to confine the animal under the applicable subsections of this section, the dog or animal shall be ordered confined or destroyed by the appropriate officer of the city. Any animal ordered destroyed shall be destroyed in a humane manner by a competent person. The animal’s head shall be furnished to the State Department of Health for rabies observation.
(Prior Code, § 6-72)
Statutory reference:
Quarantine of animals, see 63 O.S. § 1-508