(A) (1) It shall be the duty of the City Council whenever, in its opinion, the danger to the public safety from rabid dogs is great or imminent, to issue a proclamation ordering all persons owning, keeping, or harboring any dog to muzzle the same, or to confine it for a period of not less than 30 days or more than 90 days from the date of the proclamation, or until the danger is passed.
(2) The dogs may be harbored by any good and sufficient means in a house, garage, or yard on the premises wherein the owner may reside.
(3) Upon issuing the proclamation it shall be the duty of all persons owning, keeping, or harboring any dog to confine the same as herein provided.
(B) (1) Any dog suspected of being afflicted with rabies, or any dog not vaccinated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter which has bitten any person and caused an abrasion of the skin, shall be seized and impounded under the supervision of the Board of Health for a period of not less than ten days.
(2) If upon examination by a veterinarian, the dog has no clinical signs of rabies at the end of the impoundment, it may be released to the owner, or, in the case of an unlicensed dog, it shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions herein. If the owner of the dog has proof of vaccination, it shall be confined by the owner or some other responsible person for a period of at least ten days, at which time the dog shall be examined by a licensed veterinarian at the owner’s expense. If no signs of rabies are observed, the dog may be released from confinement.
(Prior Code, § 93.27)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-4406