(A) Any domestic dog or cat which is not effectively immunized against rabies virus encephalitis and is exposed to rabies through a rabid animal shall be euthanized immediately either by the veterinarian in charge or by the animal control officer or his or her agent or non-immunized, rabies-exposed dog or cat shall be strictly quarantined and observed for a period of six months by either a veterinarian or by the local animal control officer or his or her agent and the animal shall be immunized against rabies at least 30 days prior to release.
(B) Expenses of quarantine and immunization shall be borne by the owner or other person responsible for the animal. Any domestic animal other than a dog or cat which is not immunized against rabies and is exposed to a rabid animal shall be immediately reported to the rabies control division of the State Department of Health for consultation concerning the disposition of that animal. Any immunized domestic animal which is exposed to a wild skunk, bat or carnivore where the biting animal has escaped or is not available for laboratory study, shall be considered exposed to rabies and shall be dealt with accordingly as stated in this section. Any effectively immunized domestic animal which is exposed to a rabid animal shall be immediately re-immunized and restrained, by leashing and confinement, for a period of a least 90 days.
(Prior Code, § 4-306)