An animal that has bitten a person will immediately be euthanized, if required to test for rabies as determined by state or county health agencies, as recommended by the Center for Disease Control, or at the request of the owner. An animal not euthanized under this section must be quarantined by a responsible person designated by the Chief of Police, or by the owner, if all other sections of this chapter are met, as approved by the Animal Control Officer for a period of ten days and must be kept apart from other animals. Upon completion of the ten-day requirement the animal must be examined by a veterinarian, designated by this municipality, to determine if the animal has a disease which may have been transmitted by such bite, such impound and examination are the expense of the animal owner. Upon the expiration of the ten days, if the required and satisfactory examination by a licensed veterinarian occurs, the quarantine will be lifted. If during the course of the quarantine, it is determined that the animal may be afflicted with an infectious disease, the Animal Control Officer must take immediate action to determine conclusively if such a disease is present in the animal, up to and including euthanasia and testing of the animal. Any animal which has been bitten by a rabid animal must be euthanized or impounded and kept in the same manner for a period of six months; provided that if the animal, which has been bitten by a rabid animal, has been vaccinated at least three weeks before such bite and within one year of such bite and if it is again immediately vaccinated, then the animal must be confined or impounded for a period of 40 days before it is released. This section does not apply to a dog serving in the city’s Police Department as a part of its canine patrol or to a dog that has inflicted substantial or great bodily harm on a human being on public or private property without provocation, which is governed by § 92.26.
('72 Code, § 415:36) (Am. Ord. 1973-156(A), passed 11-12-73; Am. Ord. 1989-626(A), passed 6-26-89; Am. Ord. 1997-861, passed 10-27-97; Am. Ord. 2006-1067, passed 11-27-06; Am. Ord. 2009-1096, passed 2-23-09)